I have read about one possible case of false nuclear alarm which involveв something like fishing attack. Not sure if it was real or not, and I can’t find the story now, but it could be real or could be creepypasta. Below is what I remember:
In 50s, nuclear-tipped US cruise missiles were stationed in Okinawa in several locations. One location got an obviously false (for some reasons) lunch command: the procedure was incorrect. They recognised it as false and decided to wait for clarification. But another location nearby recognised the command as legit and started preparing the launch. They had to send armed personal to stop them from launching the cruise missile, and some kind of standoff happened, but nobody was killed. During this, a clarification arrived that there is no launch order. No information about who send the false command were ever provided and everybody signed NDA.
I have read about one possible case of false nuclear alarm which involveв something like fishing attack. Not sure if it was real or not, and I can’t find the story now, but it could be real or could be creepypasta. Below is what I remember:
In 50s, nuclear-tipped US cruise missiles were stationed in Okinawa in several locations. One location got an obviously false (for some reasons) lunch command: the procedure was incorrect. They recognised it as false and decided to wait for clarification. But another location nearby recognised the command as legit and started preparing the launch. They had to send armed personal to stop them from launching the cruise missile, and some kind of standoff happened, but nobody was killed. During this, a clarification arrived that there is no launch order. No information about who send the false command were ever provided and everybody signed NDA.
It seems not to be clear if it really happened that way:
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Stars and Stripes