# Sloppy nuke handling in N. Dakota

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sloppy-nuke-handling-in-n-dakota/657825>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 8, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sloppy-nuke-handling-in-n-dakota/657825 "2013-05-08T17:47:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sloppy-nuke-handling-in-n-dakota/657825/1 "2013-05-08T17:47:41Z")

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Lt. Colonel Jay Folds is not amused:  
“[Clean your patches, uniforms and get your hair cut](http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/08/us/nuclear-launch-officers/index.html?hpt=hp_t2).”

I can’t imagine a more terrifying phrase passing my commander’s lips, especially after performing poorly during an operations inspection.

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**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sloppy-nuke-handling-in-n-dakota/657825/2 "2013-05-08T18:00:45Z")

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What else could he do to you? You’re \*already \*stationed in North Dakota!

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**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sloppy-nuke-handling-in-n-dakota/657825/3 "2013-05-08T18:10:35Z")

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Eielson Air Force Base, for starters. Or just a straight up general discharge which works out to a big smoking hole in your resume.