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The Man Who Saved the World One night, one man, one decision that changed everything. In the darkest days of the Cold War, the world was a single button press away from annihilation. The year is 1983, and the global tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union have reached a fever pitch. On a quiet night in a secret bunker outside Moscow, Soviet Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov is at his command post when the unthinkable happens: the alarm system blares, indicating that the United States has launched five nuclear missiles. The protocol is clear. The procedure is set. He is ordered to report a missile strike and trigger a retaliatory response. But Stanislav Petrov, armed with nothing but his own intuition and a nagging doubt, chooses to wait. His decision, made in a moment of unimaginable pressure, prevented a full-scale nuclear war and saved millions of lives. This book is the definitive account of that night, exploring the complex systems, the human factor, and the sheer audacity of one man who went against orders to follow his gut. It's a gripping story of duty, doubt, and the quiet heroism that can be found when we least expect it. Discover the untold story of the man who, by doing nothing, did everything.

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