What would you do?
Imagine that it is September 26, 1983. It is at the height of the Cold War, just weeks after the Soviet Military erroneously shot down Korean Airliner 007 killing all 269 passengers and crew on board, including a sitting member in US Congress. The world is tense awaiting President Reagan's next move. Now further imagine you're name is Stanislav Petrov and you are a Lieutenant Colonel in the Soviet Air Defense Forces. On this night you are called in to cover the command center for the Oko nuclear early-warning system. This is the system that would warn if there ever was a nuclear missile attack by the United States and in the event of an attack a counter-attach would ensue. Its just after midnight on September 26, 1983 and the unthinkable happens... suddenly the computers alarms go off signaling that there are missiles heading right toward your country. What would you do? Well, this did happen and what the real Lt Petrov did that night saved us from a nuclear war. Wh...