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March 31, 2005

Nuclear near-misses

I was reading an article about Stanislav Petrov, a Russian Army colonel whose split-second decision averted nuclear war in 1983 and started wondering how many other times similar situations have occurred. I found this: 20 Mishaps That Might Have Started Accidental Nuclear War

31 Mar 14:10 | Link | Category: Misc. Tidbits