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Also known as Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov, Petrov, The man who saved the world

officer of the Soviet Air Defence Forces, noted for not executing a nuclear strike during a nuclear false alarm incident (1939-2017)

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Stanislav Petrov was a Soviet and Russian military officer who served in the Soviet Air Defence Forces. He held the rank of podpolkovnik, or Lieutenant Colonel, and his work period spanned from 1972 to 1984. Petrov was a participant in the 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident during the Cold War. He was born in Vladivostok on September 7, 1939, and spoke Russian.

Petrov received several awards, including the Dresden Prize, the Medal "For Impeccable Service," the Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin," and the Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR." He died of pneumonia in Fryazino on May 19, 2017.

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Person · Open Library

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  • Taĭny tvorchestva
  • Pravda zhizni i pravda iskusstva

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Acting · Vladivostok, Russia

Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov (Russian: Станисла́в Евгра́фович Петро́в; born c. 1939) is a retired lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces. On September 26, 1983, he was the duty officer at the command center for the Oko nuclear early-warning system when the system reported that a missile was being launched from the United States. Petrov judged the report to be a false alarm, and his…

Known for

  • The Man Who Saved the World — Self2014
  • The Red Button — Self2011

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Key facts

Born
( 1939-09-07 ) 7 September 1939, Vladivostok , Primorsky Krai , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
Died
19 May 2017 (2017-05-19) (aged 77), Fryazino , Moscow Oblast , Russia
Known for
1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident
Spouse
Raisa Petrova ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1973 ) ​
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Branch
Soviet Air Defence Forces
Service years
1972–1984
Rank
Lieutenant colonel

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Encyclopedic overview

Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov (Russian: Станислав Евграфович Петров; 7 September 1939 – 19 May 2017) was a Russian lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces who played a key role in the 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident. On 26 September 1983, three weeks after the Soviet military had shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, Petrov was the duty officer at the command center for the Oko nuclear early-warning system when the system reported that a missile had been launched from the United States, followed by up to four more. Petrov correctly judged the reports to be a false alarm.

His subsequent decision to disobey orders, against Soviet military protocol, is credited with having prevented an erroneous retaliatory nuclear attack on the United States and its NATO allies that would have likely resulted in a large-scale nuclear war. An investigation later confirmed that the Soviet satellite warning system had indeed malfunctioned. Because his decision may have averted a retaliatory nuclear strike, Petrov is often credited as having "saved the world".

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