https://metro.co.uk/2018/08/03/asteroid-exploded-near-us-early-warning-base-lucky-didnt-spark-nuclear-armageddon-7794769/
could cause nuclear war. The meteor was only detected after it detonated close
to Thule Airbase, Greenland, on July 25. A prominent nuclear expert later
discussed how the US military could have mistaken the explosion for a Russian
The meteor was only detected after it detonated close to Thule Airbase,
Greenland, on July 25. A prominent nuclear expert later discussed how the US
launched up to 2,000 nukes in retaliation.
A prominent nuclear expert later discussed how the US military could have
nukes in retaliation.
Thule is a base in Greenland which incorporates a Ballistic Missile Early
Warning Site designed to spot nuclear doomsday weapons flying towards America.
Hans M. Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project at the
concluded it was not a Russian first strike.
unlikely.
early warning systems are supposed to be able to differentiate and in most cases
probably would be able to do so.
that an overreaction could trigger a series of events that escalated the
conflict significantly.
warning systems to falsely report nuclear attacks. Fortunately, military
the moment, making it very unlikely that an asteroid strike would trigger a
nuclear war.
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