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Stanislav Petrov
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- 1Remembering Stanislav Petrov, the man who averted nuclear war 41 years ago●41 years ago today, one man saved us from world-ending nuclear war
On September 26, 1983, Soviet lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov correctly judged a false missile-detection alarm and chose not to escalate, a decision widely credited with preventing nuclear war. The 41st anniversary of his calm judgment is drawing fresh tributes and reflections on how close the world came to catastrophe during the Cold War.