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more about #doomsday more comments → VimalCachu: We cannot allow a mineshaft gap!!! more » InsertBullets: What's the big deal, That red button was made in the heyday of USSR "quality". If he presses it all that will happen is a lightblub will turn off some... more » bobdobbs: Let's not ignore the fact that these things would be lucky to get three feet into the air before exploding. more » UnderLoK: Now you all know why I have so much free time to spend around. more » Strega07: Russian stuff always looks like crappy stuff you would see in a road side display of junk we had in the 70’s. more » Hiphopopotamus: While they will probably live with a lifetime of remorse and doubt should the moment every come, I would venture that Anachronistic-Red-Button-Decisio... more » monoverb: All I can think of here... more » Kaiser-Machead: The explanation from an actual Russian engineer is much better than this. Eet go op! *makes falling whistle noise - POW* then eet com down! more » JoshuaDiomedes: Thankfully the dude in the underground bunker is surrounded by women, vodka, and a constant stream of bacon to keep him happy more » IndiaZefron: Thankfully the dude in the underground bunker is surrounded by women, vodka, and a constant stream of bacon to keep him happy more » technophile: Big whoop-de-fuckin-do. What are they launching? The sold/stolen ICBMs of yesteryear, or the horribly neglected and barely functional ones they still ... more » dimsum4u: What happens if someone else attacks Russia, or Russia has an earthquake? Would the ground based sensors get triggered? I wonder if they keep it up to... more » Coolmodo: As mentioned already, such articles suffer from "overhype syndrome". While it's cool to read about such systems, and perhaps it brings to mind scene... more » AraFox: I'm pretty sure we (the US) have a very similar system in place, except I don't think our system waits for the nukes to hit the ground. Our system det... more » Heliophage: Welp, better nuke Russia first, to be safe. If theirs accidentally goes off or is triggered by some third party, we may as well be sure that Russia ge... more » -
#nukes
How a Soviet Doomsday Master Missile Looks and Works
Yesterday we learnt that the Soviets still have a working doomsday system in place. This is an SS-17 ICBM master missile, which are launched first. Once they are in the skies, they activate the launch for all the Russian nukes. More » -
#nukes
Get Nervous: Rusty Soviet Doomsday System Still Turned On
Wired Magazine has a fascinating article on the doomsday system that was built by the Soviets 25 years ago. It was designed to obliterate the US no matter what happened to the USSR—and it still works today. Shiver. More » -
#wrongmodo
Convincing Your Girlfriend to Put Out on Film Because of the LHC Doomsday Is a Bad Idea
Today we learn that you can get a frigid girl to not only put out, but to do it on film by playing the Large Hadron Collider card. (Baby! No one will see that video since the world is ending!) More » -
#science
3,000 Dark Comets May Destroy Earth, Astronomers Say
As if we didn't have enough with the world going to hell on its own, two British astronomers-neither of which called Hans Zarkov-are saying that Dark Comets are a huge security risk to Earth: More » -
#unixdoom
Beware: UNIX Time to Read 1234567890 On Friday the 13th
Forget the Mayans and their silly 2012 doomsday scenario. The real end of the world will happen because of that most venerable of operating systems: UNIX. More » -
#space
How Asteroid Apophis Could Destroy the US West Coast in 2029
You have seen a badass asteroid obliterating Earth in a theoretical simulation, but you probably missed astrophysicist Neal deGrasse Tyson talking about the very real possibility of Apophis hitting California in April 13, 2029. More » -
#pentagonreport
Paper Sheet Protects World from Nuclear Holocaust
A report released this month by the Pentagon has revealed the truth behind the B-52 bomber—loaded with six live nuclear warheads—flying over the US, a mistake that could have had catastrophic consequences. Their explanation: a 8.5 x 11-inch sheet of printed paper used to differentiate between nuclear and conventional missiles. Really, it can't get any more absurd than this: More » -
