The year of living dangerously: 1983

breadcatcher101 · 02-28-11, 04:49 AM

That was a great find, Skybird.

It explains why the airliner was shot down as well as Reagan's trip to CA. I had no idea of our military being in those areas as I am sure many did not.

I have always believed that if war would come between the US and USSR, the day, so to speak, it would be because of some sort of malfunction or of some crazed cowboy's actions.

Both countries know the capabilities of the other and with logic would not launch a strike, known as MAD.

It also shows the importance of having the human element in there as well and to not rely on the machines alone.

Way back there was a movie and book about something like this called "Fail Safe". It showed the fault of total automation and what it could--and did lead to.

After reading your post the year 1984 now has even more special meaning to me.

02-28-11, 04:49 AM	#8
breadcatcher101 Captain Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 546 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	That was a great find, Skybird. It explains why the airliner was shot down as well as Reagan's trip to CA. I had no idea of our military being in those areas as I am sure many did not. I have always believed that if war would come between the US and USSR, the day, so to speak, it would be because of some sort of malfunction or of some crazed cowboy's actions. Both countries know the capabilities of the other and with logic would not launch a strike, known as MAD. It also shows the importance of having the human element in there as well and to not rely on the machines alone. Way back there was a movie and book about something like this called "Fail Safe". It showed the fault of total automation and what it could--and did lead to. After reading your post the year 1984 now has even more special meaning to me. Last edited by breadcatcher101; 02-28-11 at 06:30 AM.