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The Man Who Saved The World From Nuclear War

You might have seen super heroes saving the planet from monster attacks and alien invasion. Are all of those super heroes saving the world just stories or there are instances where some hero saved the world from a terrible catastrophes? Let's jump right into the story of  Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov who saved the world from a nuclear war. On 26th September 1983,  Petrov was the duty officer at the command center for the Oko  nuclear early-warning system. He  was a lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defense Forces. His job was to monitor signs of incoming missiles and report to the higher officials in case of an attack. On that day, for the first time the nuclear early warning system of the Soviet Union reported the launch of multiple USAF Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missiles from bases in the United States. What Petrov decided to do saved the world from a nuclear war on that day. so, what was the amazing act he did? He didn't report it to anyon...