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Daily Discussion Thread: 🙀 Wed 6 March 2024 (aussie.zone)

submitted 8 months ago by CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Fun fact: on September 26, 1983, an officer in the Soviet millitary, Stanislav Petrov made a good decision. He oversaw the early-warning system for the Soviet nuclear arsenal. His warning system's computer signalled that five American missiles were incoming. So he had to make a decision - does he report the missiles to his superiors? If he did, the Soviet military likely would launch a retaliatory nuclear strike.

Petrov decided the reports were false. Thank goodness he did, because 2.5 billion lives were at stake.

[–] useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

and that, is the true story of how I met your mother.

[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 2 points 8 months ago

Actually made me cackle hahah