The real "guardian" of mankind, if it weren't for him on duty 38 years ago, civilization may have disappeared

Since the birth of nuclear weapons, mankind has known that it is very simple to destroy civilization. Just a 20,000-ton atomic bomb can raze Hiroshima to the ground. What if it reaches 100,000 tons? What will be the consequences? And even after the explosion, radiation will continue to harm living things and the environment. After being attacked by radiation, there will be serious physical changes, or diseases, and death is an inescapable fact.

Now, the nuclear weapon with the highest yield should be the "Tsar Bomb". It was expected to be 100 million tons. Later, it was thought that the power was too powerful and it was halved. The result was still 50 million tons. During the experiment, the power generated caused the continental plate. Offset, and the coverage becomes bare. If all nuclear weapons of this level are put into actual combat, what will happen will be known after a little brainstorming, and the destruction is certain.

During the Cold War, it was in such a state of tension. The sensitive relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union made the outside world feel that the fight would only take a moment and would be dominated by nuclear weapons. After all, the number of nuclear warheads built by the Soviet Union and the United States at that time added up to more than 30,000. It would be a pity if it was not used? Then disaster will happen. Both countries also know how serious the consequences can be, and are trying to avoid irreversible conflict.

But 38 years ago, because of a mechanical failure, it almost had terrifying consequences. It had only been a while since the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the game between the US and the Soviet Union had calmed down. I thought it would stop for a while, but one night, the Soviet nuclear weapons inspection department suddenly found itself locked by an ICBM, and the launch site was the United States. It is attacking the territory of the Soviet Union at an extremely fast speed.

At this time, what the Soviet Union has to do is to counterattack. If the missile explodes, there will be no chance at that time. At that time, the experienced "Petrov" was in charge of the duty. He also panicked when he saw the display on the machine. Later, he calmed down and did not choose to report it immediately. Instead, he analyzed various factors that might occur. After consideration, Petrov thought it was a machine problem. It takes a lot of courage to make this decision, after all, the consequences are unbearable.

After a few minutes the sound on the machine disappeared and everything was calm, Petrov was relieved, knowing that he had made the right bet. Once it is reported, the high-level will definitely fight back, and then the two countries will use nuclear weapons to bombard each other. The disappearance of civilization is a high probability. Therefore, Petrov is the true guardian of mankind. In view of his contributions, international organizations specially awarded him A peace messenger award, after all, without his correct judgment, the world has changed a lot.