Soviet Union had software that helped decide when to launch a nuclear war

by SQL2219 on 10/6/2022, 11:59:49 PM with 6 comments

  • by asdfqwertzxcv on 10/7/2022, 12:51:43 AM

    "Had"? Or "Allocated money for it, but all the bureaucratic grifters stepped in and now all we have is this janky egg timer to flip the switch?"

  • by ohiovr on 10/7/2022, 2:01:49 AM

    Its called the dead mans hand and it is still used today. If Moscow goes blank, then so does all of the last precomputed targets.

  • by hindsightbias on 10/7/2022, 1:03:07 AM

    I’ll wager that today’s premiere AI engines would tell Vlad to go for it. Any way to test?

    So maybe the doomsayers are right.

  • by assttoasstmgr on 10/7/2022, 1:29:58 AM

    WOPR-ski?

  • by arthurcolle on 10/7/2022, 12:19:25 AM

    "Would you like to:

    1. First strike

    2. test Dead Hand (BETA, please talk to Vladimir in opulent cubicle #Stalin-ФЮ

    3. redirect power from closest nuclear silo to potato farm?"

    clicks 3.

    "Error: power redirected to Dead Hand. Power levels too high. System unstable. Task failed successfully."

  • by datashaman on 10/7/2022, 1:42:08 AM

    Shall we play a game?

    $>