Thank You for Saving the World, Stanislav Petrov.

On Sept. 26, 1983, one man saved the planet. He attributed a heroic action (inaction) to “a feeling in the gut.” He was persecuted for maintaining peace and avoiding a nuclear holocaust. Who is this social pariah? Never before (probably) have nerves of steel and icy veins combined to prolong the existence of mankind. The [...]

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