26 Sept 1983 Jahr - The Soviet False Alarm Incident

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On September 26, 1983, in the late. In the tense years of the Cold War, the Soviets receive an alert on their early warning radar system of a fast-moving threat. This threat was reported as a high-speed nuclear missile coming from the US. The Radar alert system called Oko, was created to give the Soviets an upper hand with quick defense against incoming threats and high chances of quickly attacking back. Oko was also programmed to present a large “LAUNCH” button when presented with an incoming threat. Stanislav Petrov, an officer who helped create the coding for Oko’s software knew this newly developed technology was prone to error. So on September 26th when Petrov was presented with the launch order from Oko, he was hesitant to follow through without ensuring a true threat. After resetting the alarms Petrov was still presented with a launch order and nuclear threat. Petrov failed to find further evidence for the threat and inground protocol of alerting higher-ups on the threat. His inactions to protocol and not following Oko’s orders stopped a full-blown missile retaliation attack on the US. If it wasn’t for Petrov’s false alarm identification the ending of the Cold War would have looked far different.

- Izzy Reid


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