U.S. 50 ICBM Launch Center lost contact with one hour
Date:2011-08-31Author:adminCategory:International militaryComment:0
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strategic ballistic missile silos, according to British media reports, U.S. officials said on October 26, suspected a hardware failure resulting in 50 U.S. intercontinental ballistic missiles was fired Center lost contact with the relevant who has this brief report to the president. Currently, the U.S. has 450 intercontinental ballistic missiles.
23 am local time, deployed in the United States, Wyoming F · E · Warren Air Force Base 50 “militia” III ICBM launch control centers and the signal was suddenly cut off. Until an hour later, the signal was restored.
a U.S. official said the accident occurred a decade ago with two very similar incidents. He said, “We believe that before the accident has happened before, it is not clear the accident frequency and extent of the accident is greatest, so we need to be investigated.”
It is reported that Preliminary findings show that computer viruses and other external factors are not the cause cause of the accident, was also no indication that this was deliberate planning. Investigators believe a small hardware failure is the “behind the murderers,” but they are still unable to draw firm conclusions.
(Source: China Daily Chen Rong)
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