Stanislav Petrov:​ An Unlikely Hero of the Cold War
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    • Option 1
    • Option 2
    • Thesis
  • The Cold War
    • Mutually Assured Destruction
    • Ronald Reagan and the 'Evil Empire'
    • Korean Airlines Flight 007
  • The False Alarm Incident
  • Significance
  • Research
    • Endnotes
    • Annotated Bibliography
    • Process Paper

Stanislav Petrov:
An Unlikely Hero of the Cold War


​​It is the year 1983. You are a lieutenant colonel serving in the Soviet Air Defense Forces and in charge of the newly developed early warning system. Within the government, there are growing concerns for the United States' new belligerent foreign policies. On the night of September 26, bright crimson words flash abruptly on the computer screen in front of you, indicating that the United States has launched several intercontinental ballistic missiles. Your job is to swiftly communicate each and every detection to your superiors.
As one of the few people trained in this new technology, your input is highly valued.

​What will you do?
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immediately ALERT your superiors
consider it a false alarm

STANISLAV petrov: AN UNLIKELY HERO OF THE COLD WAR
YI CHEN (LUKE) CHANG & Danny Yu
senior division
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  • Home Page
    • Option 1
    • Option 2
    • Thesis
  • The Cold War
    • Mutually Assured Destruction
    • Ronald Reagan and the 'Evil Empire'
    • Korean Airlines Flight 007
  • The False Alarm Incident
  • Significance
  • Research
    • Endnotes
    • Annotated Bibliography
    • Process Paper