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

Reply to comment by SausageDogsMomma in What's a big bullet we've dodged in history? by poorsenseofdirection

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.