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There's a pretty good short documentary about the USS Vincennes accidental shooting down of an Iranian commercial flight in 1988. Notably, it discusses the psyc
by mthoms 7y ago
There's a pretty good short documentary about the USS Vincennes accidental shooting down of an Iranian commercial flight in 1988. Notably, it discusses the psychological phenomenon of "scenario fulfillment" that allegedly contributed to the disaster.
I'll leave it to more informed commenters here to discuss whether or not such a thing actually exists. But regardless, it's an interesting watch.
https://youtu.be/lRJnumxuHwY https://youtu.be/lRJnumxuHwY
And before someone pounces, I'm not bringing this incident up due to any ideological "anti-US" agenda or some such silliness. I just think the doc is interesting, relevant, and worthy of discussion.
- tunesmith 7y agoWith that in mind, it's even more amazing we've avoided full-on nuclear war multiple times.
- bufferoverflow 7y agoIran doesn't have the capability to deliver their nukes. No ICBMs capable of reaching the US, they can only try to use a long range bomber plane. https://www.aljazeera.com/mritems/Images/2017/9/23/75c570944a324dd7bb03afaf28abc671_6.jpg https://www.aljazeera.com/mritems/Images/2017/9/23/75c570944...
- IfOnlyYouKnew 7y agoThey also don't have nukes, making the lack of missiles somewhat secondary.
- tunesmith 7y agoI meant in general, worldwide with other countries, but that is good to know.