Monday, September 26, 2022

The Man Who Saved the World


On this day 39-years ago Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov may have single-handedly saved the world from global thermonuclear war.

I was a senior in high school and my biggest concern probably had to deal with whoever we were playing in football that weekend. Little did I know how close we all were to being incinerated.

How is it that Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov isn't a household name? This is real-life Bruce Willis in Armageddon type stuff here.

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous1:36 PM

    An unsung hero, that is for sure. Like the fellow who allowed the Berlin Wall to be opened, it was one person's judgement that changed so much.

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  2. A single person can change history.

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