Stanislav Petrov, Soviet Officer Who Helped Avert Nuclear War, Is Dead at 77
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« on: September 18, 2017, 12:01:33 PM »
« edited: September 18, 2017, 12:18:46 PM by VirginiaModerate »
Stanislav Petrov, former Soviet officer that averted a Soviet strike dead at 77. He was a hero for realizing it was a glitch and not going hair trigger into a retaliatory mode. RIP. Great read, esp. for some of Atlas' younger members not that familiar with Cold War history.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/18/world/europe/stanislav-petrov-nuclear-war-dead.html

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