12 Days of Riskmas - Day 3 - Stanislav Petrov

Dec 16, 2020 · 9m 53s
12 Days of Riskmas - Day 3 - Stanislav Petrov
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Welcome to Day 3 of The 12 Days of Riskmas. Today I am going to explore how the actions of one man – a genuine peacemaker in the form of...

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Welcome to Day 3 of The 12 Days of Riskmas.

Today I am going to explore how the actions of one man – a genuine peacemaker in the form of Stanislav Petrov - may have saved the world from nuclear annihilation.

And that might sound like hyperbole but, as you’ll find out in today’s episode, what Stanislav did was make a make a choice he didn’t have to make, that altered the direction of world history.

The Risktory Podcast is created, hosted and produced by Jacinthe A Galpin.

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12 Days of Riskmas
Day 1 – Ana Reyes + Pat Harkleroad - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-1-ana-reyes-and-p
Day 2 – Charles Ponzi - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-2-charles-ponzi
Day 3 – Stanislav Petrov - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-3-stanislav-petro
Day 4 – COVID Grudge Match - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-4-covid-grudge-ma
Day 5 – Iwo Jima - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-5-iwo-jima
Day 6 – Joy Westmore - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-6-joy-westmore
Day 7 – Powder Monkeys - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-7-powder-monkeys
Day 8 – Ruby Bridges - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-8-ruby-bridges
Day 9 – Berlin Conference 1884 - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-9-berlin-conferen
Day 10 – The Code Breakers - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-10-the-code-break
Day 11 – The Missing Binoculars - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-11-the-missing-bi
Day 12 – Miracle on Ice - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-12-miracle-on-ice

Related Episodes
https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/chernobyl

Bibliography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alarm_incident
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-24280831
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