What nationality was Stanislav Petrov?
Russian
Ukrainian
Belarusian
Kazakh
Answer
Russian, Stanislav Petrov was a Soviet military officer who prevented a nuclear war in 1983. On September 26, 1983, Petrov was the duty officer at the Serpukhov-15 bunker, which was responsible for monitoring Soviet early warning satellites.
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