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This is so shit, @Rob Battisti.

September 27th:
Our domestic warhead "industry" is already incredibly narrow and minimalist. It could essentially be summed up by three national laboratories for R&D (LANL, LLNL, Sandia) and three facilities for assembly, components, and materials (Y-12, Pantex, KCNSC) under the umbrella of the NNSA. That's literally it. I feel like having so few locations and facilities makes it easier to prevent security leaks (it definitely does), but that comes with other risks. Pantex damn near burned to the ground earlier this year from an approaching wildfire burning near Amarillo, FFS.

September 27th:
The federal government is undoubtedly bloated with far too much waste and plenty of fat to be trimmed, but I can only envision agencies that I place high value on having their budgets chopped despite most of them being underfunded as it is. I don't want cuts to DARPA, NASA, NNSA, NPS, USFS, or USGS. Anybody who does is working against the United States, its national security, and conservation of its natural resources. Simple As.