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Apr 13 '12
At DEFCON 2 or higher, the Looking Glass pilot and co-pilot were both required to wear an eye patch, retrieved from their Emergency War Order (EWO) kit. In the event of a surprise blinding flash from a nuclear detonation, the eye patch would prevent blindness in the covered eye, thus enabling them to see in at least one eye and continue flying.
— Holy shit you guys, the cold war was INSANE

(Source: Wikipedia)

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  1. toolateadopter said: Pilots were also repeatedly warned to stop using military channels to demand booty and grog. Probably.
  2. steelopus said: That is actually brilliant. It’s the kind of thing you wish wasn’t true, but it totally is.
  3. everythinginthesky said: That’s. Fucking. Badass.
  4. fuiru posted this