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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
(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/
