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Here are five times the world narrowly avoided a nuclear holocaust.
In October 1962, the United States and Soviet Union came to the brink of nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The standoff occurred over the installation of nuclear missiles on Cuba, just 90 miles from the states. Though the stalemate ended after 13 grueling days, it was neither the first or last time the two world powers would very nearly come to blows.
In October 1962, the United States and Soviet Union came to the brink of nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The standoff occurred over the installation of nuclear missiles on Cuba, just 90 miles from the states. Though the stalemate ended after 13 grueling days, it was neither the first or last time the two world powers would very nearly come to blows.
5 Cold War Mistakes That Nearly Killed Us All
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Thanks for sharing SGT (Join to see). Close can be very effective in hand grenades and nuclear weapons:-)
DR. Strangelove is one of my all-time-favorite movies.
I was stationed in Germany when the fifth Cold War Mistake occurred:
A Russian commander avoided the end of the world by not telling his superiors about a possible nuclear attack. At midnight on Sept. 26, 1983, a Soviet missile detection bunker went into a panic when an alarm sounded, signaling that United States had launched five intercontinental ballistic missiles toward Russia. In reality, the warning was a false alarm caused by the the Soviets mistaking a glint of sunlight off clouds near Montana as a missile launch. Though protocol demanded that the bunker report any signs of a missile launch to Soviet high command, Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov knew the satellites were prone to errors and reasoned that an actual preemptive nuclear strike would involve hundreds of missiles, not five. Given the high tensions in both the Soviet Union and the states, Petrov’s decision to follow his gut and not report it may have averted a nuclear holocaust."
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DR. Strangelove is one of my all-time-favorite movies.
I was stationed in Germany when the fifth Cold War Mistake occurred:
A Russian commander avoided the end of the world by not telling his superiors about a possible nuclear attack. At midnight on Sept. 26, 1983, a Soviet missile detection bunker went into a panic when an alarm sounded, signaling that United States had launched five intercontinental ballistic missiles toward Russia. In reality, the warning was a false alarm caused by the the Soviets mistaking a glint of sunlight off clouds near Montana as a missile launch. Though protocol demanded that the bunker report any signs of a missile launch to Soviet high command, Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov knew the satellites were prone to errors and reasoned that an actual preemptive nuclear strike would involve hundreds of missiles, not five. Given the high tensions in both the Soviet Union and the states, Petrov’s decision to follow his gut and not report it may have averted a nuclear holocaust."
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LTC Stephen F. - You're the only member that could come up with that theory, and make me believe it was a good idea. ;) But, aren't we discussing nuclear war head missiles?
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SGT (Join to see) - yes we are. I was a trained in nuclear weapons effects when I was put on the PRP program in 1982. Blast effects have been studied and predicted for a long time. I was involved in some OSD planning "discussions" about this issue early in the 21st century.
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Thank you LTC Stephen F.. I should have realized you knew what you were talking about. Sorry
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Thirteen Days (2000) - Observation Scene HD
Clip Description: On October 23, 1962, Lieutenant Bruce Wilhelmy, and four other VFP-62 pilots) took the first close-up photos of the Soviet missile bases in...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkPI0UGW8_I
The Phillipines still had a few of these Crusaders (we did a story rebuttal on RP about some crazy organization that is against the name of the plane Crusader..ok lets call it Knights of Saladin LOL) flying in 2000 and we put them to good use for the movie.
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The Phillipines still had a few of these Crusaders (we did a story rebuttal on RP about some crazy organization that is against the name of the plane Crusader..ok lets call it Knights of Saladin LOL) flying in 2000 and we put them to good use for the movie.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel PO1 John Miller LTC Greg Henning LTC Stephen F. Col (Join to see) Lt Gen Dan Leaf COL Mikel J. Burroughs COL John Cole CPT L S CPT Pedro Meza CPT Jack Durish
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SPC Michael S. - some are being restored. Stay up to date here..
http://www.vfp62.com/index.html
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http://www.vfp62.com/index.html
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The RF-8 (F8U-1P) Crusader flew photographic reconnaissance missions for the U.S. Navy VFP-62 squadron.
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Missile Crisis: The Man Who Saved the World
This PBS documentary explores the dramatic and little-known events that unfolded inside a nuclear-armed Russian submarine during the Cuban Missile Crisis of ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr_WkfOMx4c
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel PO1 John Miller CPO Tim Dickey COL John Cole Col (Join to see) COL Mikel J. Burroughs SrA Christopher Wright CPT Pedro Meza CPT L S CPT Jack Durish SGM Erik Marquez CSM William DeWolf CSM David Heidke SSG Derrick L. Lewis MBA, C-HRM SSG Derrick L. Lewis MBA, C-HRM LTC Greg Henning LTC Stephen F. SGT Robert George SFC William Farrell
If this sub would have fired its nuclear torpoedo, I would not have been born a few days later on 28 OCT 1962.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel PO1 John Miller CPO Tim Dickey COL John Cole Col (Join to see) COL Mikel J. Burroughs SrA Christopher Wright CPT Pedro Meza CPT L S CPT Jack Durish SGM Erik Marquez CSM William DeWolf CSM David Heidke SSG Derrick L. Lewis MBA, C-HRM SSG Derrick L. Lewis MBA, C-HRM LTC Greg Henning LTC Stephen F. SGT Robert George SFC William Farrell
If this sub would have fired its nuclear torpoedo, I would not have been born a few days later on 28 OCT 1962.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Nuclear Tipped Torpedo was the System I was SAS for. SUBROC, Torpedo on a Rocket that can be equipped with a Conventional or Nuclear Warhead. If it has a Nuclear Warhead you don't have to be that exact to hit the target Close will do.
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