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Article #620539Re: 1963--nuclear weapon alarm system
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Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2018 09:03
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On 2018-02-09, JimP <solo...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, 8 Feb 2018 16:45:42 -0800 (PST), hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote: > >>In 1963, Western Union, under contract with the US Air Force, installed >>a nationwide nuclear weapon detonation detection system. If there >>was an attack, the airforce would be immediately notified. >> >>The system worked by having special sensors that would only be >>triggered by the intense light of a nuclear weapon. Other light >>(sunlight, lightning, etc) would not affect it. Upon receipt of >>the blast light, the sensor would send a off signal before the blast >>shock wave (travels slower) and destroyed the sensor and wires. >>Areas would have multiple sensors in case one was destroyed. >> >>The sensors and warning system is described in the WUTR: >>http://massis.lcs.mit.edu/telecom-archives/archives/technical/western-union-tech-review/17-1/p032.htm >> >> > > A satellite designed to do that some decades ago... found x-ray > burster stars. It almost caused a big panic and a war. There was a panic as well with the radar once, when the moon rose, was that right.? -- greymaus.ireland.ie Just_Another_Grumpy_Old_Man
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