# 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:** ![Atomic\_Alex](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atomic_alex/32/175_2.png) [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icbm-missile-crews-refusing-to-launch-possibly-apocryphal-incident/597501/48 "2011-09-28T21:07:35Z")

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> [@TriPolar](#):
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> No war makes sense, and it isn’t good for anything.
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> 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.

This topic came up in another thread started by your ruggedly handsome hero _(yours truly!)_ about proportionality in war. I couldn’t get my views down in a format coherent enough to post but I’d be interested in the thread you considered starting as a GD topic.

For the record I’d be of the opinion that you use the minimum force necessary to achieve your aims but I recognise the difficulties with and arguments against that idea.

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