Today 41 years ago, Stanislaw Jewgrafowitch refused to believe his Electronic Early Warning System that the US fired a rocket in the direction of Russia. Stefan.
Some background reading. Stanislav Petrov - Wikipedia 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident - Wikipedia Human brain better than a crap computer.
I remember the reported incident well. Thanks Stefan for highlighting it. I do not think there were the computer software with the comprehensive computer "voting" systems in place at the time,ie,3 out of 4 "voting" redundancy figuration. As I remember 30 years ago on power plant commissioning, this type of computer control system was being introduced, The latest nuclear plants have advanced computer control systems in this respect. Aircraft too, but remember the inbuilt software error of the B137 Max.
Thank you for letting me join the WW3talk forum. We have just surfaced from the Cheshire salt mine bunker and have a few works of art that we are looking to sell. I will post photos later. We also have a 2 mutant donkey drawn wheeled cart that we are hiring out at a reasonable price( 2 tins of pear halves and 1 tin mandarin segments per half day) free local delivery included. If anyone is interested drop me a message on the Tin-Can network.
Near misses Clive, there but for the grace of and all that. Kind regards, always, Jim. P.S. Does the perambulation gait of your donkey's still pass the "up and down like a Weston ............" test? Note: Can't get me string taut anymore!
Finding the change to ring up the White House from a public telephone booth on a U.S. base in England ( Dr. Strangelove): Added Link :
Norad did these - False Warnings of Soviet Missile Attacks Put U.S. Forces on Alert in 1979-1980 | National Security Archive I remember the one that Fylingdales Duty Controller rejected as improbable - biggest balls correct decision of it's period. Ross
Many years ago I was familiar with nuclear "near misses" and the danger of a nuclear war. A short return journey online follows: 1) Via the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 'The Doomsday Clock' set at ninety seconds to midnight: More on: Doomsday Clock - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 2) List from same place: Introduction: Near-misses, close calls, and early warnings 3) From a USAF missile operator: I was a nuclear missile operator. There have been more near-misses than the world knows | Cole Smith 4) Via SIPRI, Sweden: Role of nuclear weapons grows as geopolitical relations deteriorate—new SIPRI Yearbook out now
Well Clive, I'm so pleased I've just treated myself to a large fruit scone with jam. I don't have to worry anymore about those extra pounds I've put on .
Long time go, in a galaxy far far away...... I was posted to RAF Ash in Kent to help create a new training establishment. Only problem was our new training tool was about 5 years behind schedule. So for 18 months my normal day consisted of clag, darts, cleaning and moving lockers from one side of the underground bunker to the other. I also did shift work in the Security Office with another person in the same trade as me and an RAF Policeman. It was early in the morning on one of those shifts way back in 1986, when a small inconspicuous grey speaker mounted high in the corner of the Security Office stared wailing. The three of us stared at it, wondering what on earth this was all about? In the bottom right of the speaker box was the letters UKWMO. We analysed the letters inquisitively until one said, “UK Warning and Monitoring Organisation, isn’t that the place we get the four minute warning of nuclear attack from?” Oh Sh*t! We all thought. The policeman immediately called the boss, who, after being explained the nature of the alarm, unsurprisingly got up the stairs like a rocket. The boss spotted a telephone number in small lettering, just under the UKWMO sign and decided to give it a ring. After a few seconds of grilling the person who answered, he put the phone down. “Everything’s fine lads, it’s just a test”. He looked somewhat relieved then remarked. “They forgot to inform us that we’d been added to the list of weekly test recipients”.
"Clive. Clive! I think you've got a smidgen of Uranium-235 in your barnet. Best fall-out and ask the nit nurse to have a shufti at it". Kind regards, blue unction for everything, always, Jim.
