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MinM

(2,650 posts) Thu Sep 26, 2013, 08:20 AM Sep 2013

The Man Who Saved The World (2013) [View all]

30 years ago today ...

1983 In the USSR Stanislav Petrov disobeys procedures and ignores electronic alarms indicating five incoming nuclear missiles, believing the US would launch more than five if it wanted to start a war. His decision prevented a retaliatory attack that would have begun a nuclear war between the superpowers...

http://www.historynet.com/today-in-history/september-26

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The Man Who Saved The World (2013) [View all] MinM Sep 2013 OP

Wow. I did not know this. My hat's off to you, Mr Petrov -- if the tables Nay Sep 2013 #1

See what happens when you question authority fasttense Sep 2013 #2

+1 lunasun Sep 2013 #4

The Brink of Apocalypse HatTrick Sep 2013 #3

I was there during Able Archer '83 formercia Sep 2013 #8

Link to playlist with all eight videos and also a single full length version: Make7 Sep 2013 #12

Another saver jakeXT Sep 2013 #5

Thanks .. jakeXT MinM Sep 2013 #7

Gen. Curtis LeMay was a real piece of work! LongTomH Sep 2013 #14

PBS: Secrets of the Dead MinM Oct 2013 #15

K&R trof Sep 2013 #6

30 Years Ago Today, The World Almost Ended MinM Sep 2013 #9

k and r snagglepuss Sep 2013 #10

I'm speechless... Indi Guy Sep 2013 #11

knr Douglas Carpenter Sep 2013 #13