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The man who probably saved the world
Stanislav Petrov died over the summer at the age of 77. It鈥檚 quite possible that we are all here today thanks to something he did in 1983. Or to be precise, something he didn鈥檛 do. Charles Maynes explains.
(Image: Stanislav Petrov worked for Soviet Air Defence Forces. Credit: PRI鈥檚 The World)
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