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In 1995 a scientific sub-orbital rocket was launched from Andøya in Norway. It got a little bit out of planned course and for some reason the message informing
by Thlom 3y ago
In 1995 a scientific sub-orbital rocket was launched from Andøya in Norway. It got a little bit out of planned course and for some reason the message informing the Russians about the launch had not reached the radar controllers which just saw a rocket heading for Russia on their screens. It was total chaos and the nuclear briefcase were brought to Jeltsin. Luckily the rocket fell in the ocean after a few minutes and nuclear war was averted.
- justinclift 3y agoInteresting anecdote, but doesn't seem like it really fits the situation of "launched from the middle of an ocean". :)
- op00to 3y agoUh, you are aware that one leg of the nuclear triad are submarine launched ICBMs. That's about as "launched from the middle of an ocean" with no idea who launched it as you can get. That would exactly look like an ICBM launch at first.
- justinclift 3y agoHeh. Yeah, didn't even occur to me before you wrote that. Oops. :D
- op00to 3y agoSorry I was a little harsh! Not everyone thinks too much about submarines.
- justinclift 3y agoIt's no worries. Sub launched stuff isn't something I should have forgotten about anyway. :)