[Milsurplus] Cold War Nostalgia - OT?

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The assumption was that the other guy launched first.  Preemptive  
strike on our part not a topic of open discussion although we did have  
our own first strike advocates, LeMay for example.

Dennis D.  W7QHO
Glendale, CA

Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.

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On May 31, 2013, at 11:48 AM, J. Forster wrote:

> Question: Were those in charge of nuclear weapons chosen/trained to  
> follow
> orders without question, or what? ie: If the NCA said 'launch' would  
> they
> have ever even considered not pushing the button?