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Stanislav Petrov
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officer of the Soviet Air Defence Forces, noted for not executing a nuclear strike during a nuclear false alarm incident (1939-2017)
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Stanislav Evgrafovich Petrov was a male Soviet and Russian military officer who served in the Soviet Air Defence Forces. He held the rank of podpolkovnik, or Lieutenant Colonel, and his career spanned from 1972 to 1984. Petrov was born in Vladivostok on September 7, 1939, and died in Fryazino on May 19, 2017, due to pneumonia. He participated in the Cold War and was notably involved in the 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident.
Petrov received several awards, including the Dresden Prize, the Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin," the Medal "For Impeccable Service," and the Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR." He was a citizen of the Soviet Union and Russia, and his allegiance was to the Soviet Union. He spoke Russian.
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Vladivostok, Russia
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…
Known for
- The Man Who Saved the World — Self2014
- The Red Button — Self2011
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1939-09-07 ) 7 September 1939, Vladivostok , Primorsky Krai , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
- Died
- 19 May 2017 (2017-05-19) (aged 77), Fryazino , Moscow Oblast , Russia
- Known for
- 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident
- Spouse
- Raisa Petrova ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1973 )
- Allegiance
- Soviet Union
- Branch
- Soviet Air Defence Forces
- Service years
- 1972–1984
- Rank
- Lieutenant colonel
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Stanislav
- Family name
- Petrov
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Vladivostok
- Place of death
- Fryazino
- Occupation
- military officer
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Notable work
- The Man Who Saved the World
- Participant in
- 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Military branch
- Soviet Air Defence Forces
- Military rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Image
- Stanislaw-jewgrafowitsch-petrow-2016.jpg
- Significant event
- 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident
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- Commons category
- Stanislaw Jewgrafowitsch Petrow
- date of birth
- 1939-09-07
- date of death
- 2017-05-19
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- allegiance
- Soviet Union
- start of work period
- 1972-00-00
- end of work period
- 1984-00-00
- birth name
- Станислав Евграфович Петров
- has effect
- prevention
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov (Russian: Станислав Евграфович Петров; 7 September 1939 – 19 May 2017) was a Russian lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces who played a key role in the 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident. On 26 September 1983, three weeks after the Soviet military had shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, Petrov was the duty officer at the command center for the Oko nuclear early-warning system when the system reported that a missile had been launched from the United States, followed by up to four more. Petrov correctly judged the reports to be a false alarm.
His subsequent decision to disobey orders, against Soviet military protocol, is credited with having prevented an erroneous retaliatory nuclear attack on the United States and its NATO allies that would have likely resulted in a large-scale nuclear war. An investigation later confirmed that the Soviet satellite warning system had indeed malfunctioned. Because his decision may have averted a retaliatory nuclear strike, Petrov is often credited as having "saved the world".
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