We ALMOST Died Today (And 9 Other Times Nobody Noticed)
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We ALMOST Died Today (And 9 Other Times Nobody Noticed)

B1IntermediateNovember 14, 202650 min

☢️ Seconds From Silence: The Mistakes That Almost Ended Everything Ever had a 'bad day' at work? Now imagine that bad day involves dropping a wrench and accidentally triggering a nuclear meltdown that could wipe out a continent. 😱 In this heart-pounding episode, we dive deep into the terrifying, hidden history of nuclear near misses and the staggering military blunders that nearly sparked World War 3 . From a simple maintenance tool puncturing a missile fuel tank to a Norwegian weather rocket being misidentified as a hostile submarine attack...

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