1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
nuclear incident
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Petrov_incident
gptkbp:causedBy false missile launch warning
gptkbp:country gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:date September 26, 1983
gptkbp:detects gptkb:Oko_early-warning_satellite_system
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Stanislav_Petrov
gptkbp:location Serpukhov-15, near Moscow, Soviet Union
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:BBC
gptkb:The_Guardian
gptkb:The_Washington_Post
gptkbp:notableFor Stanislav Petrov's decision to not report the alert as a real attack
gptkbp:recognizedBy international media
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cold_War
nuclear deterrence
gptkbp:resultedIn no military response
gptkbp:significance averted potential nuclear war
gptkbp:subjectOf books
documentaries
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Able_Archer_83
gptkb:Missile_Scare
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5