Stanislav Petrov:​ An Unlikely Hero of the Cold War
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  • 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

Option 1: Alert Your Superiors


You decide to follow protocol and proceed to pick up the phone to alert your superiors.
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One minute passes. You reflect on your decision: was this the right thing to do?
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Five minutes pass. Among the frenzy, you hear murmurs concerning one word:
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An hour passes. You are hurried to the blast shelter as the shrill screeches of sirens blare deafeningly all around you.
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You realize the consequence of your decision. 
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Even from within the shelter, you can hear and feel the distant explosions of nuclear bombs.
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You snap back to reality. You are again in front of the flashing computer screen displaying the incoming missiles. There must be another way to avoid the same fate.
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STANISLAV petrov: AN UNLIKELY HERO OF THE COLD WAR
YI CHEN (LUKE) CHANG & Danny Yu
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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