The Man Who Chose Peace at Midnight
Shortly after midnight on September 26, 1983, Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov sat alone in the commander's chair at Serpukhov-15, a secret Soviet military bunker south...
This is a contemporary on courage and judgment, drawing on Matthew 5:9.
Shortly after midnight on September 26, 1983, Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov sat alone in the commander's chair at Serpukhov-15, a secret Soviet military bunker south of Moscow. His job was simple in theory and terrifying in practice: monitor the satellite early-warning system and report any incoming American nuclear missiles. Then the alarms screamed. The screen flashed one word in red: LAUNCH.…
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