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Funny Things is Russia has a Doomsday Machine Now

posted 8 years ago by autocascade-34889
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I'm not sure when this happened but its common knowledge that Russia has some sort of set up where if they were under attack a counter strike could be automated.

It's called 'DeadHand'.

Funny how fiction becomes reality.

[–] MoviemanCin 8 years ago

Yeah right. And you know this how....?

Schrodinger's cat walks into a bar and doesn't.

[–] autocascade-34889 8 years ago

I know this because it's common knowledge.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Hand_(nuclear_war)

[–] cfhfan138 8 years ago

Like Dr. Strangelove says, its whole purpose is lost if they keep it a secret.