Soviet nuclear false alarm incident

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alarm_incident
gptkbp:cause false detection of incoming US missiles
gptkbp:country gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:date 26 September 1983
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Soviet nuclear false alarm incident
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Stanislav_Petrov
gptkbp:location Serpukhov-15, near Moscow, Soviet Union
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international
gptkbp:notableFor decision by Stanislav Petrov to report alarm as false
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cold_War
nuclear deterrence
nuclear weapons
nuclear close calls
gptkbp:result no retaliatory strike launched
gptkbp:significance averted potential nuclear war
gptkbp:subjectOf books
documentaries
gptkbp:systemInvolved gptkb:Oko_early-warning_satellite_system
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Soviet_Union,_1983
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8