Soviet Officer Stanislav Petrov, 'The Man Who Saved the World' (2017)

Re:Soviet Officer Stanislav Petrov, 'The Man Who Saved the W... by roenxi on Saturday September 21, 2019 @11:34PM (#21039496)

The circle of people in those two countries who actually control the arsenal is very small in relation to the population. Diplomats from other countries probably have better access to them than any citizen of their own country.

Nationality plays a role in who has the actual power but anyone can promote peace and have a real impact. Influential words and good ideas can come from anywhere.

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Re:Soviet Officer Stanislav Petrov, 'The Man Who Saved the W... by avar on Monday September 23, 2019 @12:58PM (#21050812)

You don't need to directly control these systems to have a big influence. People in these countries (a tiny minority of humanity) opt to stay and pay the taxes that maintain these systems.

But the main moral culpability is just not caring. Nuclear safety isn't even on the mind of the average voter in the US or Russia. If it were an issue as important as major wedge issues as say guns or religion are in the US even a small fraction of the population could have a major impact.

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