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How would an accident in Greenland precipitate general war? These kinds of hysterics don't help when analyzing a rather serious issue.
by aerostable_slug 6y ago
How would an accident in Greenland precipitate general war?
These kinds of hysterics don't help when analyzing a rather serious issue.
- atlasunshrugged 6y agoI think part of it was just highlighting how often accidents occur and showing that with these weapons it could quickly lead to a huge response
- Synaesthesia 6y agoIt says right there >A radar alert from Thule, Greenland was sent to NORAD, announcing the detection of dozens of Soviet missiles launched for the United States
- likpok 6y agoThere was another accident in Greenland where a plane crashed carrying nuclear weapons. The nuclear weapons did not have a nuclear detonation, but the conventional explosives inside did.
- aerostable_slug 6y agoYes, years before the accidental crash I'm talking about.
- happytoexplain 6y agoUse of the term "hysteric(al)" is a huge red flag for me. I virtually never see it applied reasonably. In this case, the article is simply outlining a history of the issue. The Greenland case is relevant and interesting.
- aerostable_slug 6y agoI used the term specifically because their claims about the Thule crash don't add up. A nuclear detonation at Thule wouldn't mean general war (hackles would be raised but lots of other phenomenologies would be used as part of the warning, verification, and attack characterization processes). EDIT: Also, at the distance the crash was from the base, assuming a weapon detonated on impact the facilities would have experienced ~1 psi of overpressure. I strongly suspect they'd still be operational afterwards.