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Stanislav Petrov

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Stanislav Petrov

Born September 7, 1939 · Vladivostok, Russia

Died May 19, 2017 · aged 77

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 d…

Known For

The Man Who Saved the WorldThe Man Who Saved the World · 2014
The Man Who Saved the World
★ 6.82014
MovieDocumentaryHistory
A documentary film about Stanislav Petrov, a former lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces.
The Red ButtonThe Red Button · 2011
The Red Button
2011
MovieDocumentary
Tells the dramatic story of Stanislav Petrov, the Russian officer who, in 1983, saved the world from atomic war.

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