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The Americans show just had a scene where a Russian thought a nuke was coming from America but didn't launch back. The equipment was detecting something else bu

by homero 10y ago

The Americans show just had a scene where a Russian thought a nuke was coming from America but didn't launch back. The equipment was detecting something else but did he just not launch because he couldn't see the world burn? We were 1 key press away from Armageddon. The article talks about why the USA declassified this. Well Russia stole a lot of info and they probably had it already so might as well release it. It looks doable to citizens so they feel patriotic.

golergka 10y ago
This is based on true story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov
- rdl 10y ago
  Along with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasili_Arkhipov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasili_Arkhipov two of the people who did the most to not eliminate mankind.
  - arethuza 10y ago
    I can strongly recommend One Minute to Midnight for a minute by minute account of the Cuban missile crisis - it is incredibly tense even though we know it worked out OK! http://www.amazon.com/One-Minute-Midnight-Kennedy-Khrushchev/dp/1400078911 http://www.amazon.com/One-Minute-Midnight-Kennedy-Khrushchev...
    - amatix 10y ago
      An "if things had gone slightly differently" version at one of the alternate history forums: http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-cuban-missile-war-timeline.65071/ http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-cuban-miss... -> world annhiliation
      - jawilson2 10y ago
        Thanks, that was entertaining (I guess that's the right word?)
        arethuza 10y ago
        A decent novel set in a post Cuban war world: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurrection_Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurrection_Day