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SAC Missile Alert Proves Moon Fooler
The Strategic Air Command said a radar alert on Oct. 5 due to moon signals fooled the warning system into showing a missile attack. The error was detected within 60 seconds, and no alert was issued or actions taken. The incident, first reported by a British paper, involved the Thule Greenland station’s Ballistic Missile Early Warning System.
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