The day we almost lost Goldsboro

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The day we almost lost Goldsboro September 21, 2013 10:02 am TB

Goldsboro, and then some. This would have been a 4 MT ground burst, in North Carolina, with prevailing winds moving to the northeast.

Does: "one simple, dynamo-technology, low voltage switch stood between the United States and a major catastrophe"... by alcaray 2013-09-21 14:00:12
- I'm wondering if there could have been a back door to the described situation. by bowser 2013-09-25 17:51:27
  - Maybe, but if they were that poorly designed, wouldn't there have been a lot of accidents? by alcaray 2013-09-26 01:02:11
    - Well, if there are 4 independent switches. by bowser 2013-09-26 23:36:09
      - Not so. by alcaray 2013-09-27 09:29:53
        
        My handgun is a poor example. by bowser 2013-09-27 10:48:31
        
        a device is a device by alcaray 2013-09-27 14:26:42
        
        One last attempt. by bowser 2013-09-27 20:05:37
I find this hard to believe. by ER 2013-09-21 13:00:30
- Yeah, me too, when I look at it. by TB 2013-09-21 13:15:21

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