# 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:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icbm-missile-crews-refusing-to-launch-possibly-apocryphal-incident/597501/47 "2011-09-28T21:06:23Z")

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

(OK, I’ll do it)

Absolutely nothin’.

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