<![CDATA[Happy Stanislav Petrov day!]]>Happy Stanislav Petrov day!

Today marks 43 years since Petrov decided to wait for confirmation before escalating a missile alert up the chain of command in the Soviet Air Defense, preventing nuclear war.

A hero for not trusting automated systems fully.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alarm_incident?wprov=sfti1

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/80096346-b300-4e97-865d-bc1bc2c39e67/happy-stanislav-petrov-dayRSS for NodeFri, 23 Oct 2026 12:39:30 GMTSat, 26 Sep 2026 09:47:31 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Happy Stanislav Petrov day! on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:58:49 GMT]]>@benroyce @kralcttam I didn't know that 😊 BTW I actually kind-of hate the way the movie ends on a "You were both right" note, because Captain Ramsay was not only clearly in the wrong, but also extremely eager to break with protocol in favor of his own position, even as he demands Hunter obey those same rules.

The navy choosing to cover for Ramsay's blatant criminal actions towards a POC subordinate is a little too on the nose for an ostensible "happy" ending...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/jwcph/statuses/117338638198660082https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/jwcph/statuses/117338638198660082Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:58:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Happy Stanislav Petrov day! on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:04:05 GMT]]>@kralcttam Oh is that his name? Thank you Stanislav Petrov!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Selvari21106/statuses/117338423016371764https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Selvari21106/statuses/117338423016371764Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:04:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Happy Stanislav Petrov day! on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:14:05 GMT]]>@_RyekDarkener_ @benroyce @kralcttam
They still do love their children. That's why they send them to boarding schools in Western Europe, and let poor minorities die in the war instead

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Thore/statuses/117338226392350146https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Thore/statuses/117338226392350146Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:14:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Happy Stanislav Petrov day! on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:33:24 GMT]]>@jwcph @kralcttam

not by accident

denzel washington's character in crimson tide is a homage to arkhipov in the B59 incident

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_Tide_(film)#Historical_parallels

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/117338066416626989https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/117338066416626989Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:33:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Happy Stanislav Petrov day! on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:18:01 GMT]]>@benroyce @kralcttam Basically "Crimson Tide" in real life.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/jwcph/statuses/117338005961209746https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/jwcph/statuses/117338005961209746Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:18:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Happy Stanislav Petrov day! on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:13:33 GMT]]>@kralcttam Those real stories influenced films like 'Wargames' (year 1983) during the 80s. Common people were concerned with those questions. Today everyone is just following orders, because "computers never make mistakes" and AI tycoons "are the most smart and hard working people in the planet".

https://youtu.be/s6aCpS0-yls?
si=TMdgFjdVrCTkMzNc&t=134

(start 2:40 m)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://archaeo.social/ap/users/115949846129131206/statuses/117337752412097406https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://archaeo.social/ap/users/115949846129131206/statuses/117337752412097406Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:13:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Happy Stanislav Petrov day! on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:57:21 GMT]]>@benroyce @kralcttam

Maybe. But in the 1980ies they did.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/_RyekDarkener_/statuses/117337688719104112https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/_RyekDarkener_/statuses/117337688719104112Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:57:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Happy Stanislav Petrov day! on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:52:24 GMT]]>@kralcttam On the other hand: we could have saved sooo much time! Mankind is not worth to survive

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.saarland/users/slesa/statuses/117337669273333278https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.saarland/users/slesa/statuses/117337669273333278Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:52:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Happy Stanislav Petrov day! on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:35:31 GMT]]>@kralcttam It almost happened in 1979 too. I remember reading it in the paper when I was on my break at work.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/Pamela1960/statuses/117337602915685545https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/Pamela1960/statuses/117337602915685545Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:35:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Happy Stanislav Petrov day! on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:07:44 GMT]]>@kralcttam

will definitely fix that! Next time, KABOOOOM! 🤠

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://union.place/users/PeachMcD/statuses/117337493628846103https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://union.place/users/PeachMcD/statuses/117337493628846103Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:07:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Happy Stanislav Petrov day! on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:55:58 GMT]]>@kralcttam

sent him cash several times back in the early 2000's as a thank you for not destroying the world!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/mycotropic/statuses/117337447355301093https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/mycotropic/statuses/117337447355301093Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:55:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Happy Stanislav Petrov day! on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:53:59 GMT]]>@benroyce @_RyekDarkener_ @kralcttam

Counterpoint;

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/mycotropic/statuses/117337439585507478https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/mycotropic/statuses/117337439585507478Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:53:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Happy Stanislav Petrov day! on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:34:44 GMT]]>@kralcttam

nuclear war was also averted in a different instance:

Vasily Arkhipov

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Arkhipov#Role_in_the_Cuban_Missile_Crisis

during the cuban missile crisis an american ship dropped what is called a signaling depth charge to tell a soviet sub to surface (it's designed to make a noise, but doesn't do damage)

but the submarine officers thought this was an attack

they thought war had started

2 of 3 commanding officers required to agree before launch, agreed to launch a nuclear torpedo

Vasily said no

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/117337363883082735https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/117337363883082735Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:34:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Happy Stanislav Petrov day! on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:30:54 GMT]]>@_RyekDarkener_ @kralcttam

2022-2026 answers Sting's song:

no

the Russians do not, in fact, love their children too

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/117337348795085204https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/117337348795085204Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:30:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Happy Stanislav Petrov day! on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:52:12 GMT]]>@kralcttam

Some days I wish myself back in the Cold War. Because it was COLD and no one held a match to the gas can.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHylQRVN2Qs

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/_RyekDarkener_/statuses/117337196634095696https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/_RyekDarkener_/statuses/117337196634095696Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:52:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Happy Stanislav Petrov day! on Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:24:50 GMT]]>@kralcttam

We watched a programme about this a while back and, honestly, Stanislav Petrov doesn't get anywhere _near_ enough credit for what he did... For saving the world.

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