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

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**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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**Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icbm-missile-crews-refusing-to-launch-possibly-apocryphal-incident/597501/46 "2011-09-28T20:55:41Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> Of course, you could combine those two statements and conclude that _no_ war makes sense.

> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> War? Huh! What is it GOOD for?

No war makes sense, and it isn’t good for anything.

But if you find yourself in a war, you can give up, go all out, or something in between. I’d go with all out.

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