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“First the wood is placed in a ventilation chamber to bring it to the correct temperature and humidity. The wood is cut to length and shaped into staves. Then the cooper packs the pieces side by side on a rack, the precise width of a barrel circumference. With the help of a couple of hoops, the staves are then ‘raised’ to form a splayed barrel which is placed over a small brazier. Bits of burning oak are fed into the ‘barrel’ which is cooled from time to time by a spray of filtered water. As the gentle heat begins to soften the wood, a cooper circles the barrel, hammering down the metal hoops until the top of the staves close to a perfect barrel shape. A metal rope is hooked around the splayed bottom of the barrel and a machine pulls the bottom in. The barrel is inverted and more hoops are beaten into place over the tightened end. More heat is now applied to ‘set’ the barrel.”

“LGM-118A Peacekeeper missile system being tested at the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

This is a time-lapse photo showing the paths of the multiple re-entry vehicles deployed by the missle. One Peacekeeper can hold up to 10 nuclear warheads, each independently targeted. Were the warheads armed with a nuclear payload, each would carry with it the explosive power of twenty-five Hiroshima-sized weapons.”