# Thank You, Stanislav Petrov

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-stanislav-petrov/465460>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 27, 2008, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-stanislav-petrov/465460 "2008-09-27T12:10:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-stanislav-petrov/465460/1 "2008-09-27T12:10:55Z")

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Thank you, [Stanislav Petrov](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov), for doing your duty to your country and the world. Thank you for making September 26, 1983 an ordinary day for the world. We are alive today because of you.

Also inspired by [thread=484716]this tread[/thread], which for anyone born before the end of the Cold War, is not remotely funny.

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-stanislav-petrov/465460/2 "2008-09-27T15:57:46Z")

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It’s always cool when someone else lauds one of my personal heros. 😃

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**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-stanislav-petrov/465460/3 "2008-09-27T16:45:11Z")

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Wow, how have I never heard that story? Awesome! Thanks for sharing it.

Way to go, Stanislav Petrov. A true hero.