http://www.willthomas.net/Convergence/Weekly/Nuclear_Strike_On_Iran.htm
We have come extremly close to the use of these weapons on numerous ocassions before how close do you think we were this time.
http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/key-issues/nuclear-weapons/issues/accidents/20-mishaps-maybe-caused-nuclear-war.htm
2007-01-20 05:51:14 · 9 answers · asked by mary 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
These are the publicly known 'close calls' to nuclear holocaust:
Oct. 27, 1962 - a Soviet submarine officer named Vasili Alexandrovich Arkhipov reportedly refused to comply with the launch of a nuclear warhead while apparently under attack by a U.S. warship near Cuba. In order to initiate such an attack, Soviet naval procedures stated that the captain and two other officers must concur. The other officer on duty agreed to the launch, but Arkhipov conviced the captain to wait for instructions from Moscow before proceeding.
October 24, 1973, as the Yom Kippur War was winding down, a Soviet threat to intervene on Egypt's behalf caused the United States to go to DEFCON 3.
November 9 ,1979, when the US made emergency retaliation preparations after NORAD saw on-screen indications that a full-scale Soviet attack had been launched. Early warning radar systems confirmed no such launch had taken place. A computer system test had caused the display errors and caused the absolute panic at NORAD.
Sept 26, 1983 Colonel Stanislav Petrov had 2-3 minutes to respond to 5 incoming nuclear warheads from the US according to his early warning system alarms. Against protocols, he did not push the button and did not notify his superiors, who would have most probably launched a counter-attack. The "rocket launches" were later found to be sun rays bouncing off of high altitude clouds.
Nov 1983, the USSR mistook a test of NATO's nuclear-release procdures as a fake cover for a NATA attack and subsequently raised its nuclear alert level. It wasn't till afterwrd that the US realized how close it had come to nuclear war.
Jan. 25, 1995 - Russia almost launched a nuclear attack after a Norwegian missile launch for scientific research was detected from Spitsbergen and thought to be an attack on Russia, launched five minutes from Moscow. This was the first time in history that the Russian suitcase carrying the codes was activated.
The 1995 incident was a POST Cold War incident. The hair triggers are still in place.
2007-01-20 16:33:11 · answer #1 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i heard that the israelis aparently have tryed to bomb them a few times with nuclear weapons but the U.S made the planes turn away .
and thats what it says in your article . yeh there gonna attack soon enough , its another fukin insane attack on a country that we have no buisness medalling with , funny thing is all the zombies fall for the propaganda . this country is no threat the CIA ha s even said that iran will not have nuclear capabilities to make weapons for 10 years and even if they have got people going into iraq does that mean we should start WW3 ????? its more to do with the fact they sell there oil in euros like iraq did before they were invaded and also pushes the sick agender even further .
2007-01-20 07:04:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Closest we've ever got to a nucleur war was with the Soviets on numerous occasions, bay of pigs, vietnam, korea, naval blockades, berlin wall. If any of them fired anything but warning shots the world wouldn't be what it is today
2007-01-20 05:55:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A little brinkmanship but not too close,so the answer is NO.
Anyway buy one of those inflatable globes,and teach your kids
all the names of the countries in the world,instructing and
informative,can be blown up in seconds......HA HA
2007-01-20 06:23:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes,sometimes it only took diplomacy. 1973 yom kippur war is an example of diplomatic intervention by the US to stop israels use of nukes.
2007-01-20 05:59:45 · answer #5 · answered by J Q Public 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
should i continue to buy nice,n easy to highlight my hair,
probably yes, as a nuclear war is something mankind cannot afford, and they know it.
2007-01-20 06:23:48 · answer #6 · answered by doda 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Diplomacy and Common sense usually prevail...
This time...not close at all, although Iraq would be calm, if we did
2007-01-20 06:19:30 · answer #7 · answered by PoliticallyIncorrect 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bush is pushing for nuclear war, he loves to kill, Americans especially.
2007-01-20 05:58:01 · answer #8 · answered by m s 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
we always find a way to get away from disaster
2007-01-20 05:55:01 · answer #9 · answered by Indio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋