Russia and Ukraine

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Still, this whole thing reminds me of a 1984 Pop song by the German singer Nena called “99 Red Balloons”.
 
For millennials and younger people: The German version of the song is about some people releasing some balloon in the air (during the cold war period in Germany). Than one side replies with missiles. The other side sends it’s war planes, Than defense ministers thinking of their reputations decide to hit their red buttons and the whole thing will end how it ends.
 
The Song was released a short period after the coming of the movie called “The Day After” By the Director Nicholas Meyer on what a nuclear apocalypse would look like. Both medias were greatly appreciated by the young generations of that era and this led in turn to the de-escalation phase of the Cold Wars with many efforts being undertaken between Ronald Reagan and Michail Gorbatchev. So here is the Song : 



  

During the cold war in a Russian bunker all the sirens went off saying the US had launched its warheads, the Russin satelites had detected multiple launches, the operator checked the machines they answered they were 100% sure the US had launched. He thought for a bit, there hadnt been any particular tension between russia and the US so he held off pushing the button that would destroy the planet. What the sattelites had detected was an unusual reflection of the sun off some rare clouds. If it wasnt for this man effectively not doing his job we'd all be dead now. 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident - Wikipedia