Cold War
The Man Who Said No to Nuclear War
On September 26, 1983, one Soviet officer's decision to distrust his computers may have saved human civilization.
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Download on the App StoreCold WarSoviet UnionNuclear Weapons20th CenturyMilitary Decision MakingTechnology FailureStanislav PetrovNear Miss HistoryIndividual HeroismCrisis Management
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