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On 2018-02-10, Andreas Kohlbach <a...@spamfence.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 9 Feb 2018 16:43:52 -0700, Peter Flass wrote:
>>
>> <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
>>> 
>>
>> There is a story that there is one radio station in Russia (Moscow)  that
>> broadcasts nothing but a continuous tone. Supposedly, if it ever stops
>> broadcasting it will trigger a fail-safe launch on nukes. I read a story
>> about this, but later it turned up in several factual contexts.
>
> I love Number Stations. No idea what their purpose is today, just loving
> them. :-)
>
> Could put up my own station, announcing random numbers. Having some three
> letter agencies wasting their time investigating. *g*

They say Guantanamo is nice this time of year

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