The man that refused to launch the nukes, and thus saved the world, passed away today.
He decided that even the Americans weren't crazy enough to launch a missed, and disregarded the order.
Take a moment to appreciate that today.
The man that refused to launch the nukes, and thus saved the world, passed away today.
He decided that even the Americans weren't crazy enough to launch a missed, and disregarded the order.
Take a moment to appreciate that today.
Article is dated today but states that he died May 19, and that the death was not widely reported at the time. Kind of shocking in today's instantaneous media age that we haven't heard about it before now. Thanks for posting it.
Article said:
Colonel Petrov died at 77 on May 19 in Fryazino, a Moscow suburb, where he lived alone on a pension. The death was not widely reported at the time.
Salut Colonel Petrov. May cooler heads prevail again one day.
Amazing story. I remember that fall--tense times.
I will admit I didn't read the article before sharing.
Shame on me, I know.
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