I think he realised the amount of missiles shown on radar wouldn’t have been enough for the attack , and did it turn out to be light refracting from clouds set it all in motion ?
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Without a doubt. One of a small band of accidental saviours cut from the rare cloth of courage in their convictions.
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IKS Exploration
🛑 The Day the World Nearly Ended – 1983 🛑
On 26 September 1983, Soviet early-warning systems reported incoming US nuclear missiles.
The alarms were blaring, screens showed launches… but it was a false alarm.
One man, Stanislav Petrov, the duty officer, chose not to report the “attack” to his superiors. Instead, he trusted his instincts that it was a system error.
He was right. His decision prevented a possible nuclear war.
👉 Imagine the pressure: the fate of millions hanging on one choice.
Should we call him the man who saved the world?
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