Stanislav Petrov

Stanislav Petrov

Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov (Russian: Станисла́в Евгра́фович Петро́в; born c. 1939) is a retired lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces. On September 26, 1983, he was the duty officer at the command center for the Oko nuclear early-warning system when the system reported that a missile was being launched from the United States. Petrov judged the report to be a false alarm, and his decision is credited with having prevented an erroneous retaliatory nuclear attack on the United States and its NATO allies that could have resulted in large-scale nuclear war. Investigation later confirmed that the satellite warning system had malfunctioned.

  • Popularity : 0.524
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1939-09-07
  • Place of Birth : Vladivostok, Russia
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Stanislav Petrov Movies

  • 2011
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    The Red Button
    The Red Button

    1 2011 HD

    Tells the dramatic story of Stanislav Petrov, the Russian officer who, in 1983, saved the world from atomic war.

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  • 2014
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    The Man Who Saved the World
    The Man Who Saved the World

    6.8 2014 HD

    The Man Who Saved the World is a feature documentary film about Stanislav Petrov, a former lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces.

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