What if, at any Victory Parade during the 1950s or 1960s when the Soviets are parading their missiles, the missiles are sabotaged and detonate during the parade?
What if, at any Victory Parade during the 1950s or 1960s when the Soviets are parading their missiles, the missiles are sabotaged and detonate during the parade?
One Soviet scientist that came to mind was Andrei Sakharov. He started developing ideas contrary to that of Soviet leadership. Motivation: Possibly a chance to escape? From a broader perspective, I'd say German or Jewish scientists embittered towards Communism, religious persecution, and/or forced labor. The broader motivation: Revenge or Escape. If a whole group of nuclear scientists are conspiring, have them replace the dummies with missiles carrying warheads.Can you think of a plausible reason why this would happen? For example, who it is that has both an access to the missiles and the expertise needed for the sabotage? What is the motivation?
One Soviet scientist that came to mind was Andrei Sakharov. He started developing ideas contrary to that of Soviet leadership. Motivation: Possibly a chance to escape? From a broader perspective, I'd say German or Jewish scientists embittered towards Communism, religious persecution, and/or forced labor. The broader motivation: Revenge or Escape.
One Soviet scientist that came to mind was Andrei Sakharov. He started developing ideas contrary to that of Soviet leadership. Motivation: Possibly a chance to escape? From a broader perspective, I'd say German or Jewish scientists embittered towards Communism, religious persecution, and/or forced labor. The broader motivation: Revenge or Escape. If a whole group of nuclear scientists are conspiring, have them replace the dummies with missiles carrying warheads.
What if, at any Victory Parade during the 1950s or 1960s when the Soviets are parading their missiles, the missiles are sabotaged and detonate during the parade?
I apologize for my phrasing. I forgot to mention that the rest of the world would probably interpret any explosion as an accident, not knowing it was truly sabotaged.I'm confused. You're proposing that the missiles are sabotaged, yet the thread title says "Moscow Nuclear Accident", which is mutually exclusive with sabotage.
Flat not going to happen.
As I understand it the Red Square parades were THE showpiece events of the USSR. Somebody messing with them would be like managing to shoot the US president during a state of the union address or delivering a wedgie mid-inauguration. Its perhaps not violating-laws-of-physics impossible but pretty damn close.