# What specific actions by a single person caused the greatest impact?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 19, 2019, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-specific-actions-by-a-single-person-caused-the-greatest-impact/838909 "2019-08-19T21:58:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![GoodOmens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@GoodOmens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOmens)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2019, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-specific-actions-by-a-single-person-caused-the-greatest-impact/838909/61 "2019-08-25T14:26:09Z")

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In a similar (perhaps not as dramatic) vein to the Petrov incident, Arthur Logan of Hawaii National Guard contacting PACCOM and letting them know that the Hawaii missile warning was false. That incident could have spiraled out of control.

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