The Man Who Saved the World by Saying No
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The Man Who Saved the World by Saying No
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Episode Notes
September 26, 1983. Soviet duty officer Stanislav Petrov sees five incoming nuclear missiles on his screen. Protocol says launch a retaliatory strike. He has minutes to decide. He says no — and saves the world. We reconstruct the night, the system failure, and the single decision that prevented nuclear war.
What You'll Learn
- The Cold War context that made nuclear war terrifyingly plausible
- How the Soviet early warning system generated a false alarm
- Petrov's reasoning in the critical minutes
- Why his story stayed classified for decades
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One Decision tells stories of single moments that changed everything — the hesitation, the courage, and the people who made the call. New episodes weekly.
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