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Armageddon Almost Not Averted: To launch a Minuteman in those days, one had to 'unlock' the missile by dialing in a code -- the equivalent of a safety catch on a handgun. However, Blair reports, the U.S. Strategic Air Command was worried that a bunch of sissy safety features might slow things down. It ordered all locks set to 00000000 ...

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