Stanislav EvgrafoviÄ Petrov, The man who saved the world from the WWIII |
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- Social interactions and entertainment - 5 - 12 Jul 20 18:36
Stanislav EvgrafoviÄ Petrov was born on september 7, 1936 in the Soviet Union
Petrov attended the Military Academy of Aeronautical Engineering of theSoviet Air Force in Kiev, then he worked in Vojska PVO, the military force that
dealt with the antiaircraft defense..
September 26, 1983, in the middle of the Cold War, Petrov had to replace the officer in
service of the bunker Serpuchov 15. The task wassimple, he had to ceck the US missilies sites via a satellite system to inform his
superior of a possible nuclear attack.In case of nuclear attack the Soviet Unions strategy was to immediately lunch a large scale nuclear counterattack againstUSA
A LONG NIGHT
At 00:14 (MOSCOW TIME) the stellite system signaled a missile launched in the direction of Soviet territory.
Petrov knew the military strategies and the peculiarities of the technology of his time. Considering a single missile attack unlikely, he thought of a system
error and did not report his incident to his superiors. Then the satellitesystem signaled other 4 missiles. Petrov tried to understand, for him this attack had no sense, but the timer indicating the estimated time of arrival of the missiles ran. The protocol in this case was clear, counterattack.
He finally decided to inform his superiorsthat it was a malfunction,
going against many of thebunker staff.
Time passed, along with the tension
that rose.
When the timer hit zero, the machines turned off and on again, no missiles had
left America.
Stanislav was carried intriumph by
those who were with him in the bunker,
but his superiors did not do the same.
This event putSoviettechnology in a bad light and therefore thisevent was
hidden for along time.
Stanislavdied in 2017and lived
most of his life in precarious
conditions.
The Soviet Unionand the United States
had sufficient war potential
to destroy the earth.
Thank you Stanislav o7

Are you wondering what happened to the satellite system that night?
It was then ascertained that it was a false alarm due to a particular astronomical conjunction between the Earth, the Sun and the orbit of the
satellite system.
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Comments (5)
12 Jul 20 18:51
Nicco12Thank you Mario
20 Jul 20 04:56
1hellVery good idea to present this short stories in an article. Did not know.
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