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Sunday, 26 February 2012
It's all fun and games until Wyoming gets their own aircraft carrier
For the record, I'm all for being prepared. And it's prudent to plan ahead for every contingency, even the complete collapse of the federal government.
CHEYENNE — State representatives on Friday advanced legislation to launch a study into what Wyoming should do in the event of a complete economic or political collapse in the United States.
House Bill 85 passed on first reading by a voice vote. It would create a state-run government continuity task force, which would study and prepare Wyoming for potential catastrophes, from disruptions in food and energy supplies to a complete meltdown of the federal government.
I'd stock up on batteries. Especially D batteries. Based on my experience with last October's freak snowstorm, when the lights go out and the government is AWOL, the #1 thing you need is batteries.
Wyoming's hatching, er slightly bigger plans:
The task force would look at the feasibility of Wyoming issuing its own alternative currency, if needed. And House members approved an amendment Friday by state Rep. Kermit Brown, R-Laramie, to have the task force also examine conditions under which Wyoming would need to implement its own military draft, raise a standing army, and acquire strike aircraft and an aircraft carrier.
OK, they had me until "aircraft carrier." Wyoming is land-locked. Where're they gonna park it? In Canada's garage?
Besides, they've got Cheyenne Mountain. One-stop shopping for all your first-strike needs!
Instead of an aircraft carrier they should take a junket to Bremerton, Washington and test drive one of the mothballed nuclear submarines our Navy's got laying around. When it comes to bang for the buck you really can't beat sea-launched ballistic missiles. That is unless you can cobble together a squadron of B-52's… Too bad those are all in North Dakota.
Because that aircraft carrier? I don't think you guys have a lake big enough to fit it.
UPDATE 27 Feb 2012 09:02:
Linked by Theo Spark. Thanks!
UPDATE 27 Feb 2012 09:57:
Correction — I relied on bad intel from the guy who emailed me the original story.
So although Wyoming may not actually have Cheyenne Mountain (which as it turns out is in Colorado), they do have the next best thing — Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, home of the 90th Strategic Missile Wing. As in ICBMs. 200 of 'em at last count. I'm sure there's more than enough firepower on hand!
Posted at 20:24 by Chris Wysocki
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