The Computer Said Nuclear War Had Started. One Man Said No. | Chronoverse

Just after midnight on 26 September 1983, a Soviet early-warning system reported five American nuclear missiles heading for the USSR. Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov had minutes to decide whether to believe it. 00:00 The alarm 00:50 A world on edge 02:16 The bunker 03:27 The alarm 04:26 The decision 05:55 The truth Sources: Wikipedia (1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident; Stanislav Petrov; Korean Air Lines Flight 007; Able Archer 83). Subscribe to Chronoverse for history, one story at a time. #chronoverse #coldwar #history #nuclear #stanislavpetrov