February 28, 2022
Russia's generals need to take the nuke keys from Putin
By Civis Americanus
The past several days have shown Putin to be a dangerous self-serving narcissist who puts his personal glory above the well-being of his own country, and to the extent that he is willing to risk Russia's existence by brandishing nuclear weapons. Russia's generals therefore need to step in immediately and take away his nuclear keys the same way one would take car keys from a drunk driver.
This would not be the first time that a Russian has saved the world from nuclear war. During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 a Soviet submarine, the B-59, lost contact with the USSR and its captain believed that a nuclear war might have already started. He wanted to use a nuclear torpedo, and the ship's political officer agreed. This would have been enough to use the weapon except for the fact that Vasili Aleksandrovich Arkhipov's position as second in command required his authorization as well. This may have been the inspiration for Crimson Tide starring Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington. Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov's decision in 1983 to not trust what computers were telling him about a purported American first strike (with only five missiles) also may well have averted an unprecedented disaster.
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