Experts warn of accidental U.S., Russian missile launches
"The United States and Russia unnecessarily continue to maintain thousands of strategic nuclear missiles on high alert for mutual deterrence, heightening the possibility of a catastrophic, unintended launch, an expert said this week..."
http://www.nuclearpolicy.org/NewsArticle.cfm?NewsID=1236I was reminded of this issue last night when I heard a discussion of an incident in '95 that brought us extremely close to an accidental nuclear exchange.
Isn't it amazing that there is all the propaganda about WMD here there and everywhere while we remain on the edge of self-inflicted Armageddon.