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Honoring the Man Who Saved the WorldQuicklink Submitted By Russ Wellen 1 comment
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| In his Cold War Report in the eXile, Alexander Zaitchik writes about his visit with Stanislav Petrov. It's the 24th anniversary of the night he elected not to alert his superiors when a US missile launch showed up on his radar screen. He had the presence of mind to sense a false alarm -- and keep Russia from launching its nukes at the US. |
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