Boris Shcherbina destroys a telephone.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

(Note: NSFW language)

In short, the Soviets were so vain that they didn't want to admit that one of their nuclear reactors could melt down. So they told the Germans--who designed a robot to remove radioactive debris from the plant roof--that the maximum radiation was 2,000 roentgens, when in fact it was 15,000 roentgens, far more than what the robot was designed for.

Perfect historical metaphor for our Madman's refusal to want to test for Coronavirus.

Our official position is that a viral epidemic is not possible in the United States of America.

[dewsgirl]

1. Lately I've been thinking about this scene...who knew

9 months later how eerily relevant this would feel.