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What was Petrov's crucial decision during the false alarm incident?

Launch a counterattack
Wait for confirmation
Evacuate the facility
Ignore the alarm

Answer

Wait for confirmation. During the false alarm incident, Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov, a Soviet officer, was responsible for monitoring the early warning system. When the system detected what appeared to be an incoming nuclear missile attack, Petrov made the crucial decision to wait for confirmation before reporting it to his superiors.