1032
Comments (21)
sorted by:
You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread.
14
jtt888 14 points ago +14 / -0

One the few people I would trust the fate of the world with.

8
Phil_DeGraves 8 points ago +8 / -0

Hey, we all unknowingly trusted the survival of the world to Stanislav Petrov, a lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces on the night of September 26, 1983, and he handled it fine, disobeying protocol and risking his career, but literally saving you, me, and everyone we've ever known from nuclear holocaust:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov

1
Teslo 1 point ago +1 / -0

Rasiiist!!