[justlurking]

An interesting choice of images, because the article discusses Dr. Strangelove.

As you may remember, the attack by the rogue US general is expected to set off a Soviet doomsday machine. It results in the following conversation:

Dr. Strangelove: Of course, the whole point of a Doomsday Machine is lost, if you *keep* it a *secret*! Why didn't you tell the world, EH?

Ambassador de Sadesky: It was to be announced at the Party Congress on Monday. As you know, the Premier loves surprises.

The KGB Colonel in this article claims that althought it was kept a secret, it actually calmed down the Soviet leadership -- because they no longer felt they needed to "launch on warning", as long as they thought this system would exact revenge.

[rlmorel]

LOL, of course, that was why I posted it! NO FIGHTING IN THE WAR ROOM!

[a fool in paradise]

The KGB Colonel in this article claims that althought it was kept a secret, it actually calmed down the Soviet leadership -- because they no longer felt they needed to "launch on warning", as long as they thought this system would exact revenge.

September 26th, 1983, the Commies almost DID launch on warning.

And they punished the man who refused the order to launch.