Stanislav Petrov day

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Станислав Евграфович Петров
Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov
Saviour of Humanity
born 1939

Chances are, none of us would be alive if it weren't for the bold action - or inaction - of this former Lieutenant Colonel of the Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces who single-handedly averted global thermonuclear armageddon twenty-five years ago today.

The story of Stanislav Petrov ● Wikipedia article

If you're having a drink tonight, please raise a glass to the man, and wonder what might have been if he hadn't been called in at the last minute to take over another's shift...

Comments

[runesandmen.livejournal.com]

Wow! Thanks so much for posting that Paul! I had no idea just how damned close it came at some points.

[robot-mel.livejournal.com]

That's Awesome! I had no idea. That was within a wekk of when I first moved to the US! Will drink to him tonight!

[weegoddess.livejournal.com]

Ho-lee shit. I can find no reason to disbelieve that this story is true, except that it seems unbelievable. It sounds like a movie plot.

Did the world really almost end in 1983? ::shudders::

I simply don't know what to say.

[palmer1984.livejournal.com]

Agreed. I had no idea. I always thought of the cold war worries over the bomb simply being paranoia!

[devilgate.livejournal.com]

I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes, after reading that. And I'm only sitting here at all because of Stanslav Petrov. I'll certainly raise a glass to him tonight.

[olethros.livejournal.com]

I salute you, Lt. Col. Petrov.

[actionreplay.livejournal.com]

I had no clue!

[just-becky.livejournal.com]

Mister Petrov, I salute you.
*raises glass of Gin and Tonic*
To your good health and good judgment, Long may we be blessed with both.
:-)