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==About== | ==About== | ||
| − | + | [[Petrov Day]], [[:category:Dates/09/26|September 26]], celebrates the anniversary of {{date|1983-09-26|the day in 1983}} when [[Russia]]n lieutenant {{wpalt|Stanislav Petrov}} knowingly violated procedure and certified what appeared to be an impending [[nuclear attack]] from the {{USA}} as a false alarm, thus preventing the retaliatory strike which would otherwise have been launched and which would probably have started the long-feared [[World War III]]. | |
Because of military secrecy and international policy, Petrov's actions were kept secret until [[1998]]. | Because of military secrecy and international policy, Petrov's actions were kept secret until [[1998]]. | ||
Revision as of 23:01, 9 August 2011
About
Petrov Day, September 26, celebrates the anniversary of the day in 1983 when Russian lieutenant Stanislav Petrov [W] knowingly violated procedure and certified what appeared to be an impending nuclear attack from the United States as a false alarm, thus preventing the retaliatory strike which would otherwise have been launched and which would probably have started the long-feared World War III.
Because of military secrecy and international policy, Petrov's actions were kept secret until 1998.
The false alarm turned out to be due to extensive software bugs in the attack warning system.
Links
- 2007-09-26 9/26 is Petrov Day: article which inspired this page. (Are there earlier references to "Petrov Day"?)
- 2004-05-21 The Man Who Saved the World Finally Recognized
- 1999-02-10 'I Had A Funny Feeling in My Gut'