Two people that i know of and there are more to be sure, that you might owe your life to.
Stanislav Petrov
In September 1983, Lt.colonel Petrov was manning the Serpukhov 15 missile site not far from Moscow when early warning radar showed an incoming fast attack ICBM launched from the U.S.! Training classes had made it clear that nuclear strikes would be an all out affair, not one
and then maybe another. Tension between both powers however had been strained lately.
Now four more additional missiles appeared! Overlapping security measures notwithstanding
this was cause for alarm. Even if independent confirmation was protocol had he reported it, knowing the state of mind of the high command-they might have launched an all out war.
Not really trusting the apparatus, he did nothing. Investigations later revealed a glitch in the system. Thanks Stan!
Vasily Arkhipov
During the Cuban missile showdown, the u.s. navy corraled the foxtrot class nuclear submarine B-59 and was deploying dummy depth charges on top of them to make them aware they were serious in their attempt to quarantine Russian ships from entering Cuba. Believing they were under attack, and the war had started already, they prepared a nuclear torpedo to fire at the
USS Randolph, a navy carrier! Arkhipov ,the second in command, dissented with the captain and the executive officer who were seconds away from starting a nuclear holocaust. Thanks Vasili!
Stanislav Petrov
In September 1983, Lt.colonel Petrov was manning the Serpukhov 15 missile site not far from Moscow when early warning radar showed an incoming fast attack ICBM launched from the U.S.! Training classes had made it clear that nuclear strikes would be an all out affair, not one
and then maybe another. Tension between both powers however had been strained lately.
Now four more additional missiles appeared! Overlapping security measures notwithstanding
this was cause for alarm. Even if independent confirmation was protocol had he reported it, knowing the state of mind of the high command-they might have launched an all out war.
Not really trusting the apparatus, he did nothing. Investigations later revealed a glitch in the system. Thanks Stan!
Vasily Arkhipov
During the Cuban missile showdown, the u.s. navy corraled the foxtrot class nuclear submarine B-59 and was deploying dummy depth charges on top of them to make them aware they were serious in their attempt to quarantine Russian ships from entering Cuba. Believing they were under attack, and the war had started already, they prepared a nuclear torpedo to fire at the
USS Randolph, a navy carrier! Arkhipov ,the second in command, dissented with the captain and the executive officer who were seconds away from starting a nuclear holocaust. Thanks Vasili!
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