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by Zanni 2607 days ago
You're probably thinking of Stanislav Petrov: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov
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Yes and thanks for linking. I re-read it and according to the article he didn't actually have the power to press the button, but not immediately reporting to his superiors who had the "button" had the same impact and my previous statement remains true about automated systems built by imperfect beings.