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Re:Stanislav Petrov, a Soviet officer who averted nuclear wa... by dwringer on Monday September 18, 2017 @09:26AM (#15275672)
Well... to that page's credit somewhere halfway down it does mention that the existence of a dead hand is only a hypothesis. I suppose it's just one more onto the pile of things from Dr. Strangelove that people interpret as absolute fact.
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Re:Stanislav Petrov, a Soviet officer who averted nuclear wa... by 0xbear on Monday September 18, 2017 @09:33AM (#15275733)
Of course it’s a “hypothesis”. No one wants to drink polonium tea after confirming it.
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Re:Stanislav Petrov, a Soviet officer who averted nuclear wa... by dwringer on Monday September 18, 2017 @09:40AM (#15275800)
The whole point of a doomsday device is lost if you keep it a secret! But, a little bit of polonium in your tea is nothing compared to the international conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.
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Re:Stanislav Petrov, a Soviet officer who averted nuclear wa... by 0xbear on Monday September 18, 2017 @09:54AM (#15275911)
Not really. It’s like Israel’s nuclear arsenal. Not confirming its existence allows Israel to stay out of the various treaties, but is there any doubt that they have it?
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