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UVB-76 - Cold War Unknown Signal, still happens today
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Sher Rayet
#1 - 2014-03-26 05:35:43 UTC
Basically it's a radio transmission with code and it has been happening for decades. Supposedly... if this transmission is terminated it auto launches nukes. No one in russia knows what this is or can turn it off. No off button.

It's really interesting to research this "noise". If you look this up it gets even weird......

The location of this signal changed recently and ongoing with the usual:
..... BUZZ .... BUZZ ..... BUZZ (then you get an encrypted russian message, search youtube)

What do you think about UVB-76?
stoicfaux
#2 - 2014-03-26 14:19:47 UTC
Sher Rayet wrote:
Supposedly... if this transmission is terminated it auto launches nukes.

So if anything breaks, goes down for maintenance, loses power, is disrupted by solar flare activity, etc., then nukes are launched? I don't think anyone is stupid enough to put auto-launching nukes on a dead-man switch.

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Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#3 - 2014-03-26 14:27:47 UTC  |  Edited by: Krixtal Icefluxor
Sher Rayet wrote:
No one in russia knows what this is or can turn it off. No off button.



And just how do you know that ??

Apparently, even the transmitter's location has been physically moved, so "someone" is indeed in charge of it.

"On one occasion on April 9, 2011, the device responsible for generating the buzzing apparently malfunctioned, and technicians could be heard fixing it."

" In September 2010, the station's transmitter was moved to near the town of Pskov."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UVB-76


ed: Also, I'm sure it could be unplugged. Just like any other electronic device.

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Azrael Darkwynd
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2014-03-27 00:23:25 UTC
It is rumoured to be apart of a Soviet nuclear retaliation strategy. Not 100% sure on the details, but the system it is a part of was set up in case the US pre-emptively launched nukes at the USSR and wiped out its command structure. In that case the broadcasting signal supposedly would go off and those at the nuclear launch facilities were be considered to have the go ahead to launch. The USSR never claimed that is was an automated system (aka no threat of accidentally starting a nuclear war).