Stanislav Petrov, a lieutenant colonel in the Soviet Air Defence Forces. On Sept 26 1983, Petrov correctly identified a Soviet early-warning satellite system’s report of incoming U.S. missiles as a false alarm, preventing a retaliatory strike by the Soviet Union that could have started a nuclear war
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This guy literally saved the world
That’s called making an impact.
One of the most important decisions in human history, and few even know his name!
Now tell us what happened to him after the war!
A good man. Can’t imagine any russian officer to have the brains or guts to make the same decision today, sadly.
Instead of being commended, wasn’t he punished? All because he made his superiors and the system look bad.
Wasn’t there also a movie about him called The man who saved the world.
For more in-depth info: how did he do that?
I have heard of him before, but he was also referenced by Morgan in a recent episode of High Potential.
My favourite russian
He literally saved the world