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by mauvehaus 1576 days ago
> If you’re two states away from where a bomb goes off...

Spoken like someone who isn't from Rhode Island.

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The good news is, Providence _probably_ isn't on the top of anyone's to-bomb list, so a direct blast likely isn't going to be a concern.

"The principles of MAD have been narrowed for a post cold-war age. Now that Russia and the United States have decreased their nuclear arsenals, it's been decided mutually that only Providence and Shoyna are to be bombed."