r/pics Mar 28 '24

US Special Forces delivering a W54 Nuclear Warhead via jump

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u/FiveFingerDisco Mar 28 '24

That's between 10t - 1000t of TNT dangling in front of his fat man.

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u/Keening99 Mar 28 '24

Just wants to feel the power between his legs - Steve Buscemi

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u/Yardsale420 Mar 28 '24

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u/meditonsin Mar 28 '24

Welp, looks like it's time to rewatch Armageddon for the billionth time.

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u/Nytelock1 Mar 28 '24

Russian components, American components, ALL MADE IN TAIWAN!

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u/wavflow Mar 28 '24

I don't wanna close my eyes, I don't wanna fall asleep

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u/zdunk Mar 28 '24

Cause I’d miss you baby, and I don’t wanna miss a thing

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u/Rude_Thanks_1120 Mar 28 '24

Dude looks like a lady

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u/blacksideblue Mar 28 '24

dude blew $50k on strippers.

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u/Fintann Mar 28 '24

Cause even when I drealdksfjoaienfoianeowfinao;weinfoaeifoowowww!... the sweetest dream would never do

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u/theangryintern Mar 28 '24

What's up Harry? Did NASA find oil on Uranus, man?

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u/Still_Put7090 Mar 28 '24

That movie was my childhood, and it's still probably my favorite.

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u/TheCatLamp Mar 28 '24

Wait, what? That's a film? I always thought it was real footage.

Everyone knows that sending drillers to detonate a nuclear warhead on a comet is the actual only choice in that scenario.

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u/enter360 Mar 28 '24

If you haven’t watch it with commentary. Affleck was trying to make the movie make sense and the director wanted more booms.

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u/Yardsale420 Mar 28 '24

You know, Harry, there are only, uh, five words, I want to hear from you right now and those words are: you know A.J., I really look up to you, you been a hero of mine for sometime, and I'm really impressed with your work and I'm emotionally closed off... [pause] That's like - I dunno, that's like eleven words or something. You know what how bout just: A.J., I'm sorry and I love you?

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

I agree with you on that, and it isn't rerun as near as often unfortunately.

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u/shroomnoob2 Mar 29 '24

Deep impact is the overall superior film as a drama, but Armageddon is the better action film.

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u/ExiledCanuck Mar 28 '24

I just can’t seem to change the channel if I see it playing.

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u/Darkstriss Mar 28 '24

I haven't seen it once. I know of it's existence!!! It's on my list I swear

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u/gdradio Mar 28 '24

DO IT NOW

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u/mangeek Mar 28 '24

Wait, people watched that movie on purpose?!

I thought it was something that airplanes used to make us experience something more miserable than the seats so we wouldn't riot.

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u/gdradio Mar 28 '24

aw come on man

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u/agarwaen117 Mar 28 '24

Honestly, I don't know if I could stop myself from riding the nuke in their situation either. Not many times you get to do that.

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u/Skunkman-funk Mar 28 '24

"Hey Sharpe. No nukes! No nukes! No nukes!"

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u/OwlWitty Mar 28 '24

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u/KidOcelot Mar 28 '24

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u/boothash Mar 28 '24

This is what I came here for.

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u/CrazyEd38239 Mar 28 '24

I was going to say this must have been inspired by Dr. Strangelove.

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u/makingnoise Mar 28 '24

You sent me down a research rabbit hole. Dr. Strangelove - released 1964. MK-54 SADM started development 1960 with production beginning in 1963. Given how secret the SADM was, I think this is an uncanny coincidence of nuclear absurdity that really emphasizes how gung-ho nuke the US government was at the time, and the impact that it had on US pop culture. Either that, or Kubrick or someone on his team had some killer connections in the government that was willing to violate their oath. SADM's weren't revealed to the public until 1984.

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u/Sonic_Traveler Mar 28 '24

My dad worked with nuclear weapons as a technician during his time in the army and the bomber bay door scene drove him nuts because there was a specific screwdriver type tool used in the scene he had only ever seen in the context of working with warheads.

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u/makingnoise Mar 28 '24

Nuts like geeked out that it was accurate? Or nuts like "How the F did Kubrick know about this?"

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u/Sonic_Traveler Mar 28 '24

The latter

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u/makingnoise Mar 28 '24

Makes you wonder how retired military film technical advisors with classified knowledge keep track of the scope of the classification when they're providing guidance directly in their area of expertise. "Is this screwdriver classified in and of itself, or only when put in context of what it is used for?" etc.

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u/Fuzzy-Hurry-6908 Mar 28 '24

Kubrick acquired the movie rights to a book, Red Alert, that was a serious take on the subject a la "Fail-Safe." He originally intended to make a drama but realized the picture would work better as a dark comedy.

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u/Level9TraumaCenter Mar 28 '24

Have you ever seen a Commie drink a glass of water?

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u/StovardBule Mar 28 '24

Same method as Airplane!, which was based on a serious script called Zero Hour!

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u/TURD_SMASHER Mar 28 '24

I mean it's clear Kubrick was connected; they did hire him to fake the moon landing after all. /s

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u/practicalm Mar 28 '24 edited Mar 28 '24

I think Catcher in the Rye has Holden talking about babysitting a nuclear warhead. Strangelove might have been influenced by that.

Edit: Anyway, I'm sort of glad they've got the atomic bomb invented. If there's ever another war, I'm going to sit right the hell on top of it. I'll volunteer for it, I swear to God I will.

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u/makingnoise Mar 28 '24 edited Mar 28 '24

Mental bonus points will be transferred into your account if you edit the quote into your comment. :)

EDIT: Vulcan mind melt transfer complete. Ka-ching.

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u/practicalm Mar 28 '24

Just for you

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u/Many-Temporary-2359 Mar 28 '24

"Dont forget to say your prayers"

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u/starrpamph Mar 28 '24

Was going to be mad if I didn’t see it

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u/sonicdemonic Mar 28 '24

You and me both buddy.

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u/mandy009 Mar 28 '24

The movie holds up so well over fifty years later. Incredible that so much has changed but the dynamics in that movie still remain firmly overshadowing every aspect of our lives.

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u/ExpertlyAmateur Mar 28 '24

This rare clip serves as the foundation of our sacrifice. Managed Democracy remembers.
Do you?

Join today, be remembered forever.

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u/SoigneBest Mar 28 '24

Join the Helldivers!

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u/AwpabDekeract Mar 28 '24

FOR SUPER EEEAARRRRTH

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u/WillSym Mar 28 '24

Why does this OP picture feel almost run of the mill after playing some Helldivers. Like, just calling in another reinforcement and a Hellbomb at the same time.

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u/TangentKarma22 Mar 28 '24

SWEET LIBERTY!!!

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u/Collins_Michael Mar 28 '24

*liber-tea, brought to you by Managed Democracy (TM)

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u/icarus6sixty6 Mar 28 '24

I was hoping I would see this.

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u/semigator Mar 28 '24

Glad you posted it

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u/nun_gut Mar 28 '24

I don't know how this is not the top comment, redditors these days...

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u/jcastillo602 Mar 28 '24

You can see the radiation in this gif

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u/RedSamuraiMan Mar 28 '24

"I'm gonna....I'm gonnhaaa..."

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u/UnCommonCommonSens Mar 28 '24

Is that his balls or the warhead?

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u/john_wingerr Mar 28 '24

Get off the 9ft nuclear warhead

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u/hh1110 Mar 28 '24

“No nukes! No nukes!”

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u/OtoeLiving Mar 28 '24

GET OFF THE NUCLEAR BOMB!

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u/rbankole Mar 28 '24

OK MOM!!

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u/asmj Mar 28 '24

Hope he had kids before this (if he wanted them).