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FIVE MISSILES THAT WEREN'T THERE.

By Zimbo · October 26, 2026

AI cartoon by Zimbo: Satirical cartoon: five bright-red radar blips are visibly cheap paper stickers peeling off a large circular screen while a calm officer holds up a palm marked WAIT as officers panic around him.
On September 26, 1983 a Soviet early-warning system falsely reported five incoming U.S. nuclear missiles; duty officer Stanislav Petrov judged it false — sunlight reflected from clouds had fooled the satellites.Zimbo for AI News Page

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