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		keiferski on July 28, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Broken Arrows: Nuclear Weapons Accidents Funny, I knew the term from the film with John Travolta and Christian Slater, but never knew it was an actual code word in use. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_Arrow_(1996_film)

CapitalistCartr on July 28, 2023 [–]

Broken Arrow, Bent Spear, Dull Sword. I only ever witnessed the last, but the history of Nuclear Weapons is scary.

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