Stanislav Petrov

One of the rooms in the Future of Humanity Institute iswas named after Petrov.

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   Aksenov, Pavel (2013) Stanislav Petrov: The man who may have saved the world, BBC News, September 23.

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   Morris, Ian (2014) War! What Is It Good for? Conflict and the Progress of Civilization from Primates to Robots, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.Giroux, p. 4.

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   Future of Life Institute (2018) Future Of Life Award 2018, Future of Life Institute, September 26.

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   Aksenov, Pavel (2013) Stanislav Petrov: The man who may have saved the world, BBC News, September 23.

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   Morris, Ian (2014) War! What is it goodIs It Good for? Conflict and the progressProgress of civilizationCivilization from primatesPrimates to robotsRobots, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, p. 4.Giroux.

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   Future of Life Institute (2018) Future Of Life Award 2018, Future of Life Institute, September 26.

On 26 September 1983, Petrov defied Soviet military protocol and classified reports by an early-warning system of an incoming missile strike from the United States as a false alarm. Because of this decision, which likely avoided a large-scale nuclear war between the Soviet Union and the United States, Petrov hasis often been describedreferred to as "the man who saved the world."^[1] His decision to report the incident as a false alarm has been described as "the most important decision of all time."^[2]

In 2018, Petrov was posthumously awarded the Future of Life Award.^[2]3]

 Chan, Sewell (2017) Stanislav Petrov, Soviet officer who helped avert nuclear war, is dead at 77, The New York Times, September 18.

Matthews, Dylan (2018) 36 years ago today, one man saved us from world-ending nuclear war, Vox, September 26.

External links

Bright Star Sound. A website dedicated to Stanislav Petrov.

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   Aksenov, Pavel (2013) Stanislav Petrov: The man who may have saved the world, BBC News, September 23.

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   Morris, Ian (2014) War! What is it good for? Conflict and the progress of civilization from primates to robots, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, p. 4.

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   Future of Life Institute (2018) Future Of Life Award 2018, Future of Life Institute, September 26.

On 26 September 1983, Petrov defied Soviet military protocol and classified reports by an early-warning system of an incoming missile strike from the United States as a false alarm. Because of this decision, which likely avoided a large-scale nuclear war between the Soviet Union and the United States, Petrov has often been described as "the man who saved the world".world."^[1]

In 2018, Petrov was posthumously awarded the Future of Life Award.^[1]2]

Further reading

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   Aksenov, Pavel (2013) Stanislav Petrov: The man who may have saved the world, BBC News, September 23.

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   Future of Life Institute (2018) Future Of Life Award 2018, Future of Life Institute, September 26.

Recognition

September 26 is recognized as Petrov Day by many members of the rationality and effective altruism communities.

 Cuban Missile Crisisnuclear warfare | Petrov Day | Vasili Arkhipov

In 2018, Petrov was posthumously awarded the Future of Life Award.^[1]

One of the rooms in the Future of Humanity Institute is named after Petrov.

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   Future of Life Institute (2018) Future Of Life Award 2018, Future of Life Institute, September 26.

Vasili Arkhipov | Cuban Missile Crisis | Petrov Day | Vasili Arkhipov