Stanislav Petrov
officer of the Soviet Air Defence Forces, noted for not executing a nuclear strike during a nuclear false alarm incident (1939-2017)
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Making Sense of Existential Threat and Nuclear War
Sam Harris
A Soviet Air Defence Forces lieutenant colonel who is credited with preventing a potential nuclear war in 1983 by correctly identifying a false warning of incoming US missiles.
Max Tegmark: AI and Physics | Lex Fridman Podcast #155
Lex Fridman
A Soviet officer who, based on gut instinct, decided not to escalate after a faulty early warning system indicated US missile launches, preventing a potential nuclear war. He received a 'Future of Life Award'.
What Game Theory Reveals About Life, The Universe, and Everything
Veritasium
A Soviet officer who, in 1983, crucially dismissed a false alarm of a US missile launch, preventing a potential nuclear war.
Liv Boeree: Poker, Game Theory, AI, Simulation, Aliens & Existential Risk | Lex Fridman Podcast #314
Lex Fridman
A Soviet air defense officer who averted a potential nuclear war in 1983 by correctly identifying an alarm as a false rather than launching a retaliatory strike.
The Doomsday Machine: A Conversation with Carl Robichaud (Episode #330)
Sam Harris
A Soviet lieutenant colonel in 1983 who, observing faulty radar data indicating a US first strike, reasoned it was an error and thus averted a retaliatory nuclear response.
The Bomb: A Conversation with Fred Kaplan (Episode #186)
Sam Harris
A Soviet Air Defense Forces lieutenant colonel credited with preventing a potential nuclear war in 1983 by not reporting a believed incoming missile attack, reasoning it was too few missiles to be a real launch. He is described as a largely unknown figure who saved humanity.