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Stanislav Petrov remembered 41 years after averting nuclear war
Original: 41 years ago today, one man saved us from world-ending nuclear war
Forty-one years ago, on September 26, 1983, Soviet lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov judged a false alarm from the Soviet early-warning system and reported it as such, declining to escalate a possible US nuclear strike. Commentators marking the anniversary recount how his calm decision likely prevented nuclear war and are recalling his role as a quiet act of heroism.
Why now: The anniversary of Petrov's decision prompts renewed discussion of Cold War history and nuclear risk.
Stanislav PetrovSoviet UnionUnited States
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- 41 years ago today, one man saved us from world-ending nuclear war · Vox
On September 26, 1983, a Soviet colonel saved the world.