Stanislav Petrov
by SIMON SHUSTER
Sep 23, 2017
2 minutes
STANISLAV PETROV, THE retired officer of the Soviet Air Defence Forces whose death at the age of 77 was announced on Sept. 18, did not enjoy discussing the day he averted a nuclear holocaust. Maybe he was tired of giving interviews about the cameo he played in the history of
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