How a Soviet lieutenant colonel prevented a nuclear war / Redaktsiya

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A Soviet Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov, who prevented a nuclear war in 1983, became a media figure in the West in the 90s. There were films made about him and there was a book written about him, Kevin Costner, Robert De Niro and Matt Damon met him.
Very few people in Russia know about Petrov. As well as about the circumstances of that night from September 25 to 26, 1983.
Now that nuclear war has become a real possibility again, we decided that we just have to share this story with you - the story of Stanislav Petrov, a Soviet officer who was not afraid to take responsibility not to start World War III.
Content:
00:00 The man who prevented a nuclear war
04:42 The alarm: The USA attacked the USSR
07:23 Who is Stanislav Petrov?
13:06 Secret military town near Moscow
21:30 How did space exploration work?
25:20 How did Stanislav Petrov's duty start?
29:35 The peak of the Cold War
37:36 The USSR shot down a civilian plane, almost 300 people were killed
42:02 How did Petrov treat the Soviet and American authorities?
43:28 The night of September 26, 1983 - one step away from nuclear war
46:11 A warning system failure
48:28 A reprimand to Petrov
53:42 When was this incident declassified?
55:48 How did people find out about Petrov abroad?
1:00:48 How did Petrov go to Germany?
1:03:12 Petrov starred in a film about himself
1:06:30 A pension of 1000 rubles
1:08:53 The production of the film about Petrov lasted 10 years. Why?
1:12:49 Robert De Niro, Kevin Costner, Matt Damon - how did Petrov meet Hollywood stars?
1:18:40 Petrov in the USA
1:21:57 How did Petrov feel about his fame?
1:23:00 "I'm not a hooligan"
1:38:22 The man who took the responsibility