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Better take some recordings to play back in case the "Dead Hand" theory is correct. Could be a movie idea for a post-apocalyptic world where one crazy old nerd

Better take some recordings to play back in case the "Dead Hand" theory is correct. Could be a movie idea for a post-apocalyptic world where one crazy old nerd living in a trailer has been holding off annihilation and looks for someone to pass the torch to before he dies (reminiscent of Deccan Ribobe in Pratchett's Moving Pictures).

dtx1 3y ago
Interesting thought. That would be a very good Argument against the dead Hand. I wonder why its not beging jammed also
- aidenscott2016 3y ago
  The buzzer and its colleagues are being actively jammed as we speak https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z3fgJCJ_daE https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z3fgJCJ_daE
- fifilura 3y ago
  They are also transmitting codewords one or twice per week. A trivial part of the dead hand protocol would be to verify that the codewords progress according to schedule or the determined order.
  - rkagerer 3y ago
    Yeah, akin to one-time pad encryption.
ethbr1 3y ago
> one crazy old nerd living in a trailer has been holding off annihilation and looks for someone to pass the torch to before he dies LOST?
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- RadiozRadioz 3y ago
  Aye, brother
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jdietrich 3y ago
The dead hand theory is almost certainly incorrect, because the transmission is fairly unreliable and regularly experiences technical faults or goes off the air entirely.
- collegeburner 3y ago
  time delay. would have been silly to build a system that triggers instantly, seeing as a geomagnetic storm or whatever would initiate nuclear annihilation
  - liamwire 3y ago
    Sure, but how do you balance the time between that needed for recovery from a Carington-level event, and leaving it too long such that the adversary has taken out your silos and subs?
    - yard2010 3y ago
      I would speculate it's not a one part scheme. First, a network of international spies would surface, then they could do whatever, even use the enemy nuclear weapons against them
    - rytis 3y ago
      > The Carrington Event was the most intense geomagnetic storm in recorded history, peaking from 1 to 2 September 1859 during solar cycle 10. It created strong auroral displays that were reported globally and caused sparking and even fires in multiple telegraph stations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event
    - pi-e-sigma 3y ago
      The whole point of having subs is that they are meant to be stealthy and survive the initial strike. If you took them out it's game over and the dead hand system is useless.
    - collegeburner 3y ago
hackernewds 3y ago
isn't that just the plot of Pirate Radio
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dtx1 3y ago

Interesting thought. That would be a very good Argument against the dead Hand. I wonder why its not beging jammed also

aidenscott2016 3y ago
The buzzer and its colleagues are being actively jammed as we speak https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z3fgJCJ_daE https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z3fgJCJ_daE
fifilura 3y ago
They are also transmitting codewords one or twice per week. A trivial part of the dead hand protocol would be to verify that the codewords progress according to schedule or the determined order.
- rkagerer 3y ago
  Yeah, akin to one-time pad encryption.

ethbr1 3y ago

> one crazy old nerd living in a trailer has been holding off annihilation and looks for someone to pass the torch to before he dies LOST?

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RadiozRadioz 3y ago
Aye, brother
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jdietrich 3y ago

The dead hand theory is almost certainly incorrect, because the transmission is fairly unreliable and regularly experiences technical faults or goes off the air entirely.

collegeburner 3y ago
time delay. would have been silly to build a system that triggers instantly, seeing as a geomagnetic storm or whatever would initiate nuclear annihilation
- liamwire 3y ago
  Sure, but how do you balance the time between that needed for recovery from a Carington-level event, and leaving it too long such that the adversary has taken out your silos and subs?
  - yard2010 3y ago
    I would speculate it's not a one part scheme. First, a network of international spies would surface, then they could do whatever, even use the enemy nuclear weapons against them
  - rytis 3y ago
    > The Carrington Event was the most intense geomagnetic storm in recorded history, peaking from 1 to 2 September 1859 during solar cycle 10. It created strong auroral displays that were reported globally and caused sparking and even fires in multiple telegraph stations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event
  - pi-e-sigma 3y ago
    The whole point of having subs is that they are meant to be stealthy and survive the initial strike. If you took them out it's game over and the dead hand system is useless.
  - collegeburner 3y ago

hackernewds 3y ago

isn't that just the plot of Pirate Radio

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