This is worth a read. I think it applies to Chernobyl, Challenger (where it was coined) and the 737 Max. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normalization_of_devianc

This is worth a read. I think it applies to Chernobyl, Challenger (where it was coined) and the 737 Max. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normalization_of_deviance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normalization_of_deviance All three had known issues (in the case of Chernobyl, for decades), but averting disaster gave people, specifically the engineers, confidence to continue.