He Saved the World and you Probably don't Know his Name
By Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
United States
September 28, 2018 12:30pm CST
Stanislav Petrov is the reason you are alive. You probably never heard of him.
He was an officer of the Soviet Air Defense Forces on September 26, 1983. He monitored early warning satellites for any hint that the US launched nuclear missiles toward Russia.
The system malfunctioned in 1983 and showed that the US had launched the missiles. He stared at the screen instead of ordering a counter-attack.
If Russia had launched missiles at the US, there would have been immediate strikes in retaliation. Other countries may have been drawn into the battle. He saved the lives of millions or even billions of people and you never heard his name.
Petrov died on September 18, 2018.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
28 Sep 18
I have heard several times of the incident but you are right that his name is not one I remember. We came close! 
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@JESSY3236 (22247)
• United States
2 Oct 18
I didn't know that. I was only 3 years old back then. That's good he caught the error in time.
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
28 Sep 18
Wow! I was a young one back then, no I did not know this.
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@Shivram59 (50162)
• India
29 Sep 18
@akalinus Thanks for sharing this post.I didn't know him,but now I do.I wonder how he knewes the warning was falsexcited.From and the system was malfunctioning.
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
30 Sep 18
@Shivram59 Yes, it certainly would and I hope it never happens. Mankind would have to start over. There is always a remnant saved to regenerate the population.
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