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Stanislav Petrov

Officer of the soviet air defence forces, noted for not executing a nuclear strike during a nuclear false alarm incident (1939-2017).

Born September 7th, 1939 in Vladivostok. [ref]

Died May 19th, 2017 at 77 years old in Fryazino (pneumonia). [ref]

Occupations
military personnel
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