Two Russian Officers who each prevented Nuke war disaster
Stanislav Petrov: The man who may have saved the world
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-24280831
'His job was to register any missile strikes and to report them to the
Soviet military and political leadership. In the political climate of
1983, a retaliatory strike would have been almost certain.'
(also)
https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2017-10/news-briefs/man-who-saved-world-dies-77
1962, Vasily Arkhipov
The Story of the Soviet Submarine Officer Who Saved the World Is Now
an Opera
https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvmdqa/the-story-of-the-soviet-submarine-officer-who-saved-the-world-is-now-an-opera
'Sub captain Vitali Savitsky was convinced World War III had begun and
that the Americans were trying to destroy /B-59/. He wanted to launch
a nuclear torpedo to wipe out the aggressors. Thankfully, a nuclear
launch required the authorization of three officers. Another agreed
with Savitsky, but Arkhipov ref
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(contd) 'Sub captain Vitali Savitsky was convinced World War III had begun and
that the Americans were trying to destroy /B-59/. He wanted to launch
a nuclear torpedo to wipe out the aggressors. Thankfully, a nuclear
launch required the authorization of three officers. Another agreed
with Savitsky, but Arkhipov refused to co-sign the launch. He talked
the other two down,'
(also)
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2019/10/no_author/thanks-to-a-soviet-navy-captain-we-survived-1962/
