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Soviet warning officers

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Soviet warning officers

Hénero: Homber

Eventonan Relashoná

Stanislav Petrov reports a false nuclear-missile warning

📅 26 Sèptèmber 1983

A Soviet early-warning system indicated a U.S. missile launch; duty officer Petrov judged it a false alarm rather than escalating the alert. The incident shows how nuclear risk depended on human...