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		machineleaning on March 2, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Do you think nuclear armageddon is plausib... FWIW I am not familiar with any protocol that allows one deranged person to launch nukes. I think the minimum # of people required is 3? In the US it's 4, IIRC (edit - could be 3 also)

acgourley on March 2, 2022 | [–]

For a history of how it has in fact often been a single person, and may still be, see: https://www.amazon.com/Doomsday-Machine-Confessions-Nuclear-...

Zworyking on March 2, 2022 | [–]

Sort of a mute point.

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