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The Soviet officer who stopped World War III
In 1983, Stanislav Petrov, a lieutenant colonel in the Soviet Union’s Air Defense Forces, trusted his gut and averted a global nuclear catastrophe.
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The Soviet officer who stopped World War III is an episode from Retropod by The Washington Post. In 1983, Stanislav Petrov, a lieutenant colonel in the Soviet Union’s Air Defense Forces, trusted his gut and averted a global nuclear catastro...
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Published Dec 4, 2019, 5:16 long, audio available.
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Published Dec 4, 2019 and 5:16 long