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by taffronaut 1035 days ago
Stanislav Petrov, a little-known Russian whose decision averted a potential nuclear war [1].

[1] https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2017-10/news-briefs/man-save...
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Aerbil313 1035 days ago
Haha. If I were Stanislav, I'd also find an excuse to not be the one pressing the button. Not saying this is the case or Stanislav didn't actually believed in his excuse though.
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euroderf 1035 days ago
Last I checked, he was living a quiet retirement. People should be taking him gifts.

EDIT: Oh, he has died. I hope people were taking him gifts.

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