# The buzz is part of an automatic nuclear retaliation (Perimeter or "dead hand") system, whose silence would…

> Disputed: The buzz is part of an automatic nuclear retaliation (Perimeter or "dead hand") system, whose silence would signal a decapitating strike.

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[Questions](https://mysteriesdept.com/questions)[UVB-76, "the Buzzer"](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer)[What is the Buzzer for?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer/questions/QST0CR2JSWP3WDM/what-is-the-buzzer-for)Answer

Answer · UVB-76, "the Buzzer"

# The buzz is part of an automatic nuclear retaliation (Perimeter or "dead hand") system, whose silence would…

The buzz is part of an automatic nuclear retaliation (Perimeter or "dead hand") system, whose silence would signal a decapitating strike.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** None pieces of evidence for, four against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- The marker is never off without immediate backup.
- The link is engineered for guaranteed propagation, changing frequency with time of day.

## What would rule it out

- Documented outages of the marker with no backup and no consequence.

## Evidence none for · 4 against

[Broadcasts were reported suspended on 14 November 2025 after a power cut.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer/evidence/EVD0CR2JWTE0T6K/broadcasts-were-reported-suspended-on-14-november-2025-after)

Suggestive

AGAINST

[Pirates have repeatedly transmitted on the frequency without visible response.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer/evidence/EVD0CR2JX280D32/pirates-have-repeatedly-transmitted-on-the-frequency-without)

Suggestive

AGAINST

[The station does not change frequency with the time of day, as a guaranteed long-range link would.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer/evidence/EVD0CR2JWAT583M/the-station-does-not-change-frequency-with-the-time-of-day)

Supported

AGAINST

[Transmitter stoppages and maintenance outages are frequent.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer/evidence/EVD0CR2JWJM3SEX/transmitter-stoppages-and-maintenance-outages-are-frequent)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[What is the Buzzer for?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer/questions/QST0CR2JSWP3WDM/what-is-the-buzzer-for)

Most likelyA routine command and alert channel of a Russian military district, sending short coded orders to subordinate…

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The buzz is part of an automatic nuclear retaliation (Perimeter or "dead hand") system, whose silence would… [Answer ANS0CR2JW304QXT]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CR2JW304QXT
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Key

**ANS** 0CR2JW304QXT

Kind

Answer · hypothesis

Origin

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