The Man Who Saved the World
The Officers’ Club: The Man Who Saved the World
If you’ve never heard of Stanislav Petrov, you need to become acquainted. Why? Because there is a strong possibility that he saved your life.
A fascinating post. I don’t think people who are much younger than I am can really understand what the Cold War was really like, and how nuclear annihilation was not just a possibility for us, but expected. For all the uncertainty in the world today, we are immesurably better off.
(via Vodkapundit)
