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A comment on Soviet Officer Stanislav Petrov, 'The Man Who Saved the World' (2017). Parent comment

Re:Soviet Officer Stanislav Petrov, 'The Man Who Saved the W... by Stratoscope on Saturday September 21, 2019 @07:40PM (#21038630)
It's no exaggeration to say that Mr. Petrov did save the world. If he had passed his report up the chain of command, the Soviet Union could well have launched a retaliation strike. As Jeffrey Lewis is quoted in the article, "we should be talking about the great nuclear war of 1983 if any of us survived."

RIP and thank you sir.

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Re:Soviet Officer Stanislav Petrov, 'The Man Who Saved the W... by human20190310 on Saturday September 21, 2019 @07:42PM (#21038635)
When the available evidence says "blow up the world", a gut-check is in order. Petrov checked himself before he wrecked himself and everyone else. Bravo!
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