Subj : Re: Are there any simple BBC internet radio programs for the Pi? To : Lawrence D'Oliveiro From : wmartin Date : Fri Sep 06 2024 12:24:17 On 9/5/24 19:05, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > On Wed, 28 Aug 2024 22:40:04 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote: > >> druck wrote at 20:33 this Wednesday (GMT): >> >>> Our Trident nuclear subs check to see if civilisation still exists by >>> tuning in to Radio 4 long wave, if they don't hear anything, they >>> launch! >> >> That is slightly scary. > > Can’t decide if that is less dumb or dumber than the Doomsday Machine in > “Dr Strangelove” ... You want scary? It's not fictional. In 1985 the Soviet Union activated what they called the "Perimeter System" aka "Dead Hand", which once activated would look for signs of a nuclear strike on the "homeland", and if the algorithm decided they had been attacked, would launch every icbm in the arsenal, all pre-targeted. Still operational under the Russian Federation. --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: Agency HUB, Dunedin - New Zealand | Fido<>Usenet Gateway (3:770/3) .