The Man Who Saved The World

[khaosworks]

An anniversary that nearly slipped by. Here's to Stanislav Petrov, who, 23 years ago, on 26 September 1983, prevented World War III by trusting his instincts instead of a computer.

Comments

[bardling.livejournal.com]

Thank you for posting this!
Like so many others, I hadn't know, although I always found "Wargames"'s premise all too easily realistic...

[pbristow.livejournal.com]

Thanks for that. Thankyou and well done, Stansilav. [SALUTE]

Only, er... that's twenty *three* years ago. =:o}

[joecoustic.livejournal.com]

What an amazing story!

He employed such common sense and logical deduction in a very stressful situation - something we are sorely lacking in lately.

[cfred.livejournal.com]

Wow.

And, umm, how about a nice game of chess? :)

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

Oh, here's to him indeed. Thank you for letting us know!