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Because of military secrecy and international policy, Petrov's actions were kept secret until 1998.{{seedling}} | Because of military secrecy and international policy, Petrov's actions were kept secret until 1998.{{seedling}} | ||
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| + | * '''2007-09-26''' [http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/09/926-is-petrov-d.html 9/26 is Petrov Day]: article which inspired this page. (Are there earlier references to "Petrov Day"?) | ||
Revision as of 21:21, 26 September 2007
Overview
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.
Links
- 2007-09-26 9/26 is Petrov Day: article which inspired this page. (Are there earlier references to "Petrov Day"?)