#Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov

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TODAY WE CELEBRATE WE ARE ALIVE BECAUSE ONE MAN DECIDED NOT TO END THE WORLD, AGAINST ALL THE TRAINING AND PROTOCOLS, AGAINST ALL THE PRESSURE AND THREATS.

"You don't start a nuclear war with one missile. Nor five."

Stanislav Petrov, hero of the USSR and the World. We owe you all.

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Stanislav Petrov Day

Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov (Russian: Станисла́в Евгра́фович Петро́в; 7 September 1939 – 19 May 2017) was a lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces who played a key role in the 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident. On 26 September 1983, three weeks after the Soviet military had shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, Petrov was the duty officer at the command center for the Oko nuclear early-warning system when the system reported that a missile had been launched from the United States, followed by up to five more. Petrov judged the reports to be a false alarm. His subsequent decision to disobey orders, against Soviet military protocol,is credited with having prevented an erroneous retaliatory nuclear attack on the United States and its NATO allies that could have resulted in a large-scale nuclear war which could have wiped out half of the population of the countries involved. An investigation later confirmed that the Soviet satellite warning system had indeed malfunctioned. Because of his decision not to launch a retaliatory nuclear strike amid this incident, Petrov is often credited as having "saved the world".

From Wikipedia

[joriswegner]

„For the Prevention of Nuclear Annihilation“ is a fictional Soviet medal never awarded to Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov, whose prudence during a nuclear false alarm incident in 1983 probably prevented a third world war. As a lieutenant colonel in the Soviet Air Defence Forces, he rightly considered it a computer error when an early warning satellite signaled the alleged launch of American intercontinental missiles.
 Petrov was neither awarded nor penalized for not initializing a retaliation strike.

[mindthemuse]

On July 16, 1945, humanity entered its atomic age. Several months later two rudimentary bombs ended a conflict; the horror left humanity debating its necessity. It was not horrific enough to stop making them.

On October 27th, 1962, humanity was on the cusp of a nuclear war. The Cuban Missile Crisis forced the world to hold its breath as the United States and the Soviet Union held civilization at the edge. Though President John F. Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev were polar opposites in manner; they pulled back from the brink with resolutions that benefited both nations and established a line of communication to prevent future incidents.

Humanity was saved by diplomacy and cooler heads.

On September 26th, 1983, an early warning system of the Soviet Union reported a launch of ballistic missiles from the United States. Officer Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov was on duty that night and would have been expected to trigger a retaliatory nuclear attack at the United States according to Soviet protocol. Against protocol and training, Petrov used logic and instinct to judge the incident as a false alarm due to the size of the ‘attack’ and the newness of the system. He prevented a possible nuclear conflict caused by humor error.  

Humanity was saved by luck, and could have as easily been damned without ever knowing the truth.

Jennet Shepard remembers these incidents when she thinks about the Krogan. She remembers how luck essentially saved humanity from themselves. Whatever triggered the Krogan Nuclear war should not be seen as moral judgement of a race's character. She can't speak for other species, but she can speak for her own; the only difference between Krogans and Humans is luck and the cost of survival.

[goetzburggraf]

man, playing around with atomic force — When on 26 September 1983 Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov as officer on duty judged the reports of the Soviet nuclear early-warning system about an incoming US intercontinental ballistic missile attack as a false alarm and consequently withheld an immediate and compulsory nuclear counter-attack against the United States he single-handedly saved the world from nuclear war.

[metastable1]

Happy Petrov Day!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alarm_incident

On 26 September 1983, the nuclear early warning system of the Soviet Union reported the launch of multiple USAF Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missiles from bases in the United States. These missile attack warnings were correctly identified as a false alarm by Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov, an officer of the Soviet Air Defence Forces. This decision is seen as having prevented a retaliatory nuclear attack based on erroneous data on the United States and its NATO allies, which would have probably resulted in immediate escalation of the cold-war stalemate to a full-scale nuclear war. Investigation of the satellite warning system later confirmed that the system had malfunctioned.

[anvil527up]

Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov (Russian: Станисла́в Евгра́фович Петро́в; 7 September 1939 – 19 May 2017) was a lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces who became known as "the man who single-handedly saved the world from nuclear war" for his role in the 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident.

On 26 September 1983, just three weeks after the Soviet military had shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, Petrov was the duty officer at the command center for the Oko nuclear early-warning system when the system reported that a missile had been launched from the United States, followed by up to five more. Petrov judged the reports to be a false alarm,[1] and his decision is credited with having prevented an erroneous retaliatory nuclear attack on the United States and its NATO allies that could have resulted in large-scale nuclear war. Investigation later confirmed that the Soviet satellite warning system had indeed malfunctioned.[2]  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov

[sleepymarmot]

The Deft Bowman:

...a front page article from the September 24th, 1983 issue of the Night Vale Daily Journal, written by Foreign Correspondent Leann Hart. The headline of this article was:

Sister City Nulogorsk Decimated By Nuclear Attack - No Known Survivors

A Story About Huntokar:

And then the day came, November 7, 1983. A practice Armageddon mistaken for the real thing, and so through this misunderstanding, transformed into actual Armaggedon.

Real life, September:

On 26 September 1983, the nuclear early warning system of the Soviet Union reported the launch of multiple USAF Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missiles from bases in the United States. These missile attack warnings were correctly identified as a false alarm by Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov, an officer of the Soviet Air Defence Forces. This decision is seen as having prevented a retaliatory nuclear attack based on erroneous data on the United States and its NATO allies, which would have probably resulted in immediate escalation of the cold-war stalemate to a full-scale nuclear war. Investigation of the satellite warning system later confirmed that the system had malfunctioned.

Real life, November:

Thus, on November 7, 1983, as Soviet intelligence services were attempting to detect the early signs of a nuclear attack, NATO began to simulate one. The exercise, codenamed Able Archer, involved numerous NATO allies and simulated NATO's Command, Control, and Communications (C³) procedures during a nuclear war. Some Soviet leaders, because of the preceding world events and the exercise's particularly realistic nature, feared that the exercise was a cover for an actual attack. 

[panatmansam]

Are You Great?

What does it mean to be great? Who is important? Is greatness something to strive for? Can you be considered great even though nobody knows your name?

These simple concepts are not really simple when examined closely. We might say that a great person is one whose actions affect many other lives. Napoleon was great by this definition. Yet, his life destroyed many other lives. Jesus was great and personally, he cannot be said to have harmed anyone. Yet, much murder has been committed in his name. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was undoubtedly a great man but he was also a flawed man

Must a great man be great in every aspect of his life? If this is our standard can it be said that any human being is great? There is a man, a Soviet missile operator named Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov who single-handedly prevented a nuclear war in 1983 yet hardly anybody knows his name. Is he a great man?

Finally, why strive for greatness at all? Is one human being less or more than another? Who makes that call? Me? You? History? Is a man who loves his family, a mother who works as a restaurant server so that her daughter can go to college or a kindly grandmother who provides love and support to her children and grandchildren great?

We all die in the end. What is the use of accolades? A fleeting moment of glory followed by a meal, the toilet, and sleep? Sic Transit Gloria Mundi. All humans seek comfort and security most of all. Yet, often these things elude us though we are good people.

Perhaps the true measure of greatness is to be kind, to be compassionate and to be generous for the days of our lives.

[andrewtheprophet]

No One Will Stop the Next Nuclear Threat (Revelation 8)

No One Will Stop the Next Nuclear Threat (Revelation 8)

Stanislav Petrov, credited with saving the world from nuclear war, dies at 77

Sept. 18 (UPI) — A Russian military officer who some credit with making a cool, level-headed decision that averted possible nuclear war more than 30 years ago has died at the age of 77.

Lt. Col. Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov was at the controls of an early warning system in a Moscow bunker on the night of Sept.…

[phuchau]

Chào ngày mới 26 tháng 9

Chào ngày mới 26 tháng 9

CNM365 Chào ngày mới 26 tháng 9. Dấu xưa Đêm Yên Tử; Ngày 26 tháng 9 năm 1983, sĩ quan Liên Xô Trung tá Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov, người sau này nhận được giải thưởng đặc biệt Công dân thế giới ngày 21 tháng 5 năm 2004, bởi sự kiện ngày 26 tháng 8 năm 1983 đã tránh được chiến tranh nguyên tử khắp thế giới bằng cách chứng nhận báo động giả mặc dù hệ thống báo trước cho rằng Hoa Kỳđang tấn…

[b-lumenkraft]

Today is September 26th, Petrov Day, celebrated to honor the deed of Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov on September 26th, 1983.  Wherever you are, whatever you're doing, take a minute to not destroy the world.

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Lt. Col. Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov

Fluoride Brain | www.splicetoday.com

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Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov (Russian: Станисла́в Евгра́фович Петро́в; 9 September 1939 – 19 May 2017)

[curionic]

Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov is credited for stopping a retaliatory nuclear attack between the U.S. And Soviet Russia

[atomictiki]

DID YOU KNOW

30 years ago today Armageddon was thwarted by one man?

On September 26, 1983, Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov was the duty officer at the command center for the Oko nuclear early-warning system when the system reported that a missile was being launched from the United States. Petrov judged the report to be a false alarm, and his decision is credited with having prevented an erroneous retaliatory nuclear attack on the United States and its NATO allies that could have resulted in large-scale nuclear war. Investigation later confirmed that the satellite warning system had malfunctioned.

I just want to say thanks to Mr. Petrov for questioning what he was told and doing the right thing