Apart_Park_7176 t1_iuk1bc6 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:34 PM

The bullet Stanislav Petrov saved us from.

Or the one Vasily Arkhipov saved us from.

SausageDogsMomma t1_iuk1lpy wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:36 PM

Came here to say this. Arkhipov & Petrov should be known by everyone as they literally saved the world.

Apart_Park_7176 t1_iuk1xls wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:39 PM

I agree. Especially Petrov. Because he used his judgement and thought it was a flase alarm and even if it wasn't. What good would taking more innocent lives accomplish.

SausageDogsMomma t1_iukb7zq wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:53 PM

It was apparently the sun reflecting on their radar that looked like ICBM’s had been launched. With Vasily Arkhipov, it was depth charges dropped by their submarine, 2 others had agreed to a nuclear launch, and as 3 approvals were required for launch Arkhipov refused. These guys should both get a day were we all celebrate them.