During the Cold War, Americans set up a radar surveillance system to prevent against any Soviet attacks. However, on May 23rd, 1967 a massive solar flare knocked out the radar. The US, thinking the Soviets had jammed their systems, immediate began preparing for war. However, thankfully some military space-weather forecasters noticed the coincidence, and narrowly avoided a full scale nuclear war.
Bonus:
Fast Radio Bursts, or FRBs, are quick and powerful bursts of energy in the radio range that seem to originate outside the Milky Way. Their origins are unknown. Luckily radio frequencies are not as dangerous as gamma-ray frequencies...
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