Nichts in der kühlen Stille der Herbstnacht wies auf die wachsende Spannung hin, unter der die Soldaten im Sector Direction Center nahe Duluth (Minnesota) litten. Tags zuvor, am 24. Oktober 1962, hatte Präsident John F. Kennedy für seine strategischen Atomstreitkräfte “Defcon 2″ befohlen, die höchste Alarmstufe vor der völligen Kriegsbereitschaft.
by Alan F. Phillips, M.D., January, 1998
(C) by US Government
Ever since the two adversaries in the Cold War, U.S.A. and U.S.S.R., realized that their nuclear arsenals were sufficient to do disastrous damage to both countries at short notice, the leaders and military commanders have thought about the possibility of a nuclear war starting without their intention or as a result of a false alarm. Increasingly elaborate accessories have been incorporated in nuclear weapons and their delivery systems to minimize the risk of unauthorized or accidenta launch or detonation. A most innovative action was the establishment of the “hot line” between Washington and Moscow in 1963 to reduce the risk of misunderstanding between the supreme commanders.
A bear sniffing around a perimeter fence at Duluth Sector Direction Center in Minnesota triggered intruder alarms at all airbases in the area. Unfortunately at Volk Field Wisconsin the alarm was wrongly wired, causing the klaxon ordering out nuclear-armed F-106s to sound. Pilots knew there would be no drills in the current situation so immediately prepared for take off. A staff member had to drive out to the runway to prevent the aircraft from taking off.
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Welchen Erfolg hatte die Demonstration amerikanischer Macht an der Sektoren grenze? R. B., Berlin