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What’s the problem? I always thought most of these systems will fail closed not just randomly explode if not maintained.
by throwaway1777 4y ago
What’s the problem? I always thought most of these systems will fail closed not just randomly explode if not maintained.
- evilos 4y agoIt's true that modern nukes do not go off accidentally. But solid fueled rocket propellant in ICBMs can be pretty touchy and they have a shelf life. Or the failure could be on the command and control side like what happened in 1983 [1]. Soviet early warning systems malfunctioned and reported multiple ICBM launches. The officer in charge basically decided to ignore it and single handedly prevented the end of human civilisation. This was at the height of the Cold War before the Russian army was drained of competence. I can't imagine those systems are working as well as they did back then. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alarm_incident https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_al...