In 1983, that is, 39 years ago, a major event occurred in the Soviet Union, which concerned the international relations and status of the Soviet Union and the United States, and even more related to the world pattern.
It can be said that if this matter really goes in an unpredictable direction, then the third world war is on the verge of breaking out.
Many people will feel that this is sensationalism, but in fact, at the time, this matter was really a matter of one stroke, how urgent and urgent.
Imagine if world war three really came, how many people would be involved in this war?
Here is a set of data to compare, in the First World War, more than 10 million people returned to the Pure Land, a total of more than twenty countries in the world participated in the war.
The Second World War was even more grand, the war spread all over the world, more than 100 million people were injured to varying degrees, more than 70 million people died, the war raged, and 61 countries were involved in the war.
Seeing that the Second World War has just come to an end, if there is really a Third World War, it is estimated that the number of casualties will increase exponentially.
So what exactly happened that year that made the Soviet hierarchy so nervous?
It turned out that in September of that year, Petrov, who was working as a commander in a Soviet missile silo, accidentally received a signal showing a nuclear missile flying from the direction of the United States at a very fast speed.
It didn't matter, Petrov broke out in a cold sweat on the door of his head, and he quietly looked at the display screen, and the missile seemed to be "flaunting" in the alarm.
At that time, the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States had been going on for many years, and neither of the two countries had disobeyed the other in order to compete for the status of world hegemony.
But in those decades, the two countries always seemed to find a way to counter each other.
However, outsiders understand that these two countries do not dare to preemptively attack, after all, peace is not easy to come by, whether it is the Soviet Union or the United States, they cherish this long-lost peace time, so in ordinary days, these two countries just fight a war of words.
And when the nuclear missile in the siren flew over, Petrov really panicked to the point of no master. The time the missile was monitored and flew over was predicted to be 28 minutes, that is, less than half an hour left for Petrov to make a decision.
If he reports the information of this missile to his superiors, such a big thing will definitely attract the attention of the high-level, and the whole people will enter a state of emergency combat readiness.
However, Petrov knew that if he really rebelled against the United States, then the world would not want to be clean, and World War III was on the verge of breaking out.
If you don't report it to the top, you will press the matter yourself. When the missile really flew over, it undoubtedly brought great disaster to the Soviet Union, the power of a nuclear missile is not covered, and it is difficult to say whether it will disappear at that time, and the entire place where the missile exploded will be razed to the ground.
Moreover, if you do not report it, you will not only bear heavy responsibilities, but also make the country lose face and become an international joke.
During this short 28 minutes, Petrov was so nervous that he was about to suffocate.
Time ticked little by little, 10 minutes, 5 minutes, and it seemed that there were only a few minutes before the missile attack came.
Petrov was suddenly in a hurry, and he wanted to check all the missile detectors again.
During this inspection, he found that the radar system on the ground did not sound an alarm except for the siren and the positioning system. Moreover, after careful analysis, Petrov came up with an important fact, that is, if the United States really provoked, it is impossible to launch only one or two missiles, and it is possible for a big country to have good face, and these two missiles are not enough to show the prestige of the United States.
Combining all the factors, Petrov finally concluded that it must be that the siren was broken.
So at the end of the story, he suppressed the matter, and after a few minutes, as he expected, the missile did not explode, and Petrov was completely relaxed, at this time, he found that his clothes were already soaked with sweat.
24 years later, the general who made the right decision at the moment of danger and saved the fate of mankind died of illness at home, and his deeds were discovered by the world. Finally, have you heard of this?