There are 5,113 atomic weapons in the US right now , Mother Jones report . That ’s enough to destroy the entire planet many , many , many , many times over . And then there are the country ’s aging nuclear plant . Are any close by ?
This terrific map by MoJoshows how littered our continent is with nuclear clobber — active weapons ready to be tossed should the whole “ Soviet Union tumble ” thing wrench out to be a mistake , inactive artillery awaiting disposal , and active atomic reactor . Although most of the weapons are locked away inside the commonwealth ’s inside , tucked into sleepy silo , there ’s plenty out there — and perchance unaired than you recollect .
What can you do about it ? Nothing . Should you manage ? Probably — the body politic has a superabundance of warheads it does n’t need and a nuclear world power gridiron we have reasonableness to be cautious about . And none of it ’s going anywhere . [ Mother Jones ]
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