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Re:Stanislav Petrov, a Soviet officer who averted nuclear wa... by smitherfield on Monday September 18, 2017 @12:16AM (#15273367)
Perhaps the better story for this audience is the one about the electrical engineer who nearly caused nuclear war...
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Re:Stanislav Petrov, a Soviet officer who averted nuclear wa... by devnonymous on Monday September 18, 2017 @04:53AM (#15274317)
I imagine this was said a bit tongue-in-cheek but seriously tho, that would not be the better story since the reality of engineering is mistakes happen. Bugs exist in every system. Yes, these might even cause nuclear war and that's why the 'better story for this audience' is why it didn't.
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Re:Stanislav Petrov, a Soviet officer who averted nuclear wa... by testestx on Monday September 18, 2017 @12:35AM (#15273429)
Who?
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Re:Stanislav Petrov, a Soviet officer who averted nuclear wa... by sturmeh on Monday September 18, 2017 @12:39AM (#15273437)
Whoever was responsible for the fault that detected the sun rays as incoming missiles.
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