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Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door Ke Nan

Na de implosie van de Sovjet-Unie, ondertussen meer dan twintig jaar geleden, bestond de vrees dat uit hun enorme arsenaal van kernwapens weleens eentje uit het zicht van de autoriteiten ontrokken kon worden door malafide personen. Nog niet gebeurd.

Conventionele tactieken blijven de enige opties. Zoals bijv. katten en zwaluwen, een methode gebruikt door Cenghiz Khan.

'For example, in 1207 when his Mongol army had been stymied by the fortified city of Volohai, he proposed to the city leaders that he would end his siege if they paid him a bizarre tribute of 1,000 cats and 10,000 swallows. The strange demand was met by the city and then Genghis Khan told his Mongols to tie tufts of wool to the tails of the animals and set them on fire. Terrified by the burning bits of wool, the cats and swallows were released. They fled back to their lairs and nests within the city and spread fire throughout the walls. The Mongols then successfully stormed the walls of Volohai while its defenders were occupied with the many fires.'

In tijden van bomrobots mogen die diertjes eindelijk op stal blijven.