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Originally Posted by Platapus
"the code necessary to launch a missile was set to be the same at every Minuteman site: 00000000. "
Crikey, not this again. I guess this establishes the credibility of the article.  |
At least it wasn't me this time.
So, yeah guys, we debunked this one already:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=209554
That being said, some of the things in that article are, I believe, true, in terms of the devolution of battlefield nuclear arms control in the early days of the Cold War, that being said, the only time that they were likely to be used would be during a Soviet invasion of Europe, or if you're Dugout Doug, all over China and North Korea.