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Stanislav Petrov, or how one man stopped Andropov’s nuclear holocaust

By Tom Rogan

Published September 18, 2017 8:15pm ET

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Stanislav Petrov, or how one man stopped Andropov’s nuclear holocaust — Hero of humanity is a mild description for Petrov. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) | Pavel Golovkin

On Sept. 18, 2017, a hero of humanity, Stanislav Petrov, died.

Hero of humanity is a mild description for Petrov.

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