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World Nut Daily....enough said.
Their motto: We exist to make the Weekly World News look credible
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Actually you have to be selective and discerning regarding ALL news sources, not simply over-generalize and then call everything they report or opine wacko.
This piece of information seems to have some credibility. Here is what the ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA, Wikipedia says :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov
Stanislav Evgrafovich Petrov (Russian: Ñòàíèñëàâ Åâãðàôîâè÷ Ïåòðîâ) (born c. 1939) is a retired Russian Army colonel who, on September 26, 1983, averted a potential nuclear war by refusing to accept that the United States had launched missiles against the USSR, despite the indications given by his computerized early warning systems. The Soviet computer reports were later shown to have been in error, and Petrov is credited with preventing World War III and the devastation of much of the Earth by nuclear weapons. Because of military secrecy and international policy, Petrov's actions were kept secret until 1998.
This incident is one of dozens of high-risk decisions that were made by strategic nuclear forces over the years of the Cold War, often at the last minute, by administrative personnel far from the chain of command. It only became known much later due to military secrecy. The US certainly experienced similar events, and the USSR may have experienced others that remain unknown to this day
Thanks, I appreciate the info. FReeper Brilliant confirmed the account after I made the posting too.
Not necessarily the truth still... Anyone can post anything to Wikipedia without basis in fact.
Then again that may not be true because I read that on another Web site that was complaining because of falsities posted in WIKIPEDIA. That will leave it to individuals to either believe or not.
Now imagine what an Iranian military officer might do in the same situation.