# ICBM missile crews refusing to launch? (possibly apocryphal incident)

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 24, 2011, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icbm-missile-crews-refusing-to-launch-possibly-apocryphal-incident/597501 "2011-09-24T22:19:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icbm-missile-crews-refusing-to-launch-possibly-apocryphal-incident/597501/43 "2011-09-28T17:56:59Z")

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> [@md2000](#):
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> There’s a reason that all-out war makes no sense.

Interesting. I consider anything but all-out war makes no sense. Maybe this would be a good GD topic.

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