There are multiple security and safety systems in place to prevent the premature launch of nuclear weapons. As digital technology becomes more prevalent in our world, the nuclear enterprise is not immune to its integration into everything from weapons control to manufacturing needed materials. However, the nuclear stockpile and its technology is old and outdated. What if the best way to prevent global thermonuclear war is not with technology? This talk will discuss the times when technology failed and brought the world to the brink of nuclear annihilation.