Alex Wellerstein on Twitter: "I've been reading over a report of several false nuclear alarms that took place in the 1950s-1960s... two have causes that are somewhat typical, e.g., "we didn't know those planes were ours" or "a wire got crossed." But this one... what an idiot!… https://t.co/yXn06HCMYZ"

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Historian of science, secrecy, and nuclear weapons. Professor of STS at @FollowStevens. UC Berkeley alum with a Harvard PhD. NUKEMAP creator. Coder and web dev.

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I've been reading over a report of several false nuclear alarms that took place in the 1950s-1960s... two have causes that are somewhat typical, e.g., "we didn't know those planes were ours" or "a wire got crossed." But this one... what an idiot!pic.twitter.com/oECW03yELE

6:45 AM - 17 Feb 2019

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1. Bill Geerhart‏ @CONELRAD6401240 Feb 17
  
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  The letters to the editor are great.pic.twitter.com/o6QNzghTsm
  
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1. Bill Geerhart‏ @CONELRAD6401240 Feb 17
  
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  Irate.pic.twitter.com/QcP5ll9j2z
  
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1. Jens Aggergren‏ @jens_aggergren Feb 18
  
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  Ah yes, let's celebrate by sounding the doomsday sirens...
  
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1. NotTheFakeNate‏ @NotTheFakeSkate Feb 17
  
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  "Acting" director. I assume he didn't *act* in that role much longer?
  
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1. Phil Kernick‏ @philkernick Feb 17
  
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  Ping @BrianDunning looks like a future @skeptoid podcast to me.
  
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1. Jim Young‏ @news38555 Feb 17
  
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  OMG!
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1. SK‏ @bluevelvetelvis Feb 17
  
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  Libbe HaLevy recounts experiencing that as a 9 year old in the last 11 min of her Hawaii Dress Rehersal for Nuclear Hell episode. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nuclear-hotseat-hosted-by-libbe-halevy/id458213762?mt=2&i=1000400032209 … Later she ended up visiting friends a mile away when the 3 Mile Island disaster occurred. Frightening ride she’s had.
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1. chuft-captain‏ @chuft_captain Feb 17
  
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  A bit harsh ... The White Sox winning the league IS a legitimate disaster, is it not?
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1. Michael Dennis‏ @michaelaaronden Feb 17
  
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  At least this could not trigger a launch, I hope.
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1. wherenthehellyoubeen‏ @RaymondLoretto Feb 18
  
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  I was eight years old then, living on the south side, and didn't mind the ruckus. We listened to the Cleveland game, and everything got pretty silly after the Pale Hose won. Cars honking, people yelling & acting foolish. The sirens didn't seem out of place.
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