The many, many times the world has come close to doomsday

By Steve Meacham
Updated September 11 2017 - 2:25pm, first published 7:23am
Drought parched far west nsw and sth west qld recieved severe storms , dust and heavy rain and flash flooding. pic taken near Barringun on border with qld  pic nick moir smh n SMH NEWS 070102
Drought parched far west nsw and sth west qld recieved severe storms , dust and heavy rain and flash flooding. pic taken near Barringun on border with qld pic nick moir smh n SMH NEWS 070102

Have you heard about the US president who slept through a nuclear alert issued in his own name? The US spy plane pilot who got confused by the Northern Lights and had to be escorted from Soviet air space?

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