Thank you, Mr Petrov! : Russia’s early-warning systems - TopicsExpress



          

Thank you, Mr Petrov! : Russia’s early-warning systems detected an incoming missile strike from the United States, sending its nuclear system onto the highest-level alert. The protocol for the Soviet military was to retaliate with a nuclear attack of its own. Fortunately, the officer on duty, Stanislav Petrov, decided to disobey orders and not report the warnings to his superiors. He received an official reprimand. And thanks to his dereliction of duty, we’re still alive to talk about it.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 01:48:25 +0000

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