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Did the U.S. Air Force Nearly Start World War III?
New account alleges nukes almost launched during Cuban Missile Crisis.
Oct 27, 2015
https://www.popularmechanics.com/mi...-the-us-air-force-nearly-start-world-war-iii/
The full account is at the link below and, WOW, you should definitely read this short story. It's fascinating. Whew! Only some critical thinking by the launch crews prevented the 32 cruise missiles with 1.1 MT warheads from being launched after receiving all of the correct launch codes... twice!
The Okinawa missiles of October
https://thebulletin.org/okinawa-missiles-october8826
Excerpt:
"The second launch officer at that site reported to Bassett that the lieutenant had ordered his crew to proceed with the launch of its missiles! Bassett immediately ordered the other launch officer, as Bordne remembers it, “to send two airmen over with weapons and shoot the [lieutenant] if he tries to launch without [either] verbal authorization from the ‘senior officer in the field’ or the upgrade to DEFCON 1 by Missile Operations Center.” About 30 yards of underground tunnel separated the two Launch Control Centers."
EDIT: Had they launched, you probably wouldn't be here. Neither would I. And an "Internet" probably wouldn't even exist.
New account alleges nukes almost launched during Cuban Missile Crisis.
Oct 27, 2015
https://www.popularmechanics.com/mi...-the-us-air-force-nearly-start-world-war-iii/
The full account is at the link below and, WOW, you should definitely read this short story. It's fascinating. Whew! Only some critical thinking by the launch crews prevented the 32 cruise missiles with 1.1 MT warheads from being launched after receiving all of the correct launch codes... twice!
The Okinawa missiles of October
https://thebulletin.org/okinawa-missiles-october8826
Excerpt:
"The second launch officer at that site reported to Bassett that the lieutenant had ordered his crew to proceed with the launch of its missiles! Bassett immediately ordered the other launch officer, as Bordne remembers it, “to send two airmen over with weapons and shoot the [lieutenant] if he tries to launch without [either] verbal authorization from the ‘senior officer in the field’ or the upgrade to DEFCON 1 by Missile Operations Center.” About 30 yards of underground tunnel separated the two Launch Control Centers."
EDIT: Had they launched, you probably wouldn't be here. Neither would I. And an "Internet" probably wouldn't even exist.
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