Stanislav Petrov
This celebrity goo was created by player Samir Mehta.
Scott Hardie provided the gooed image, category, and difficulty, made minor changes to the clue provided by Samir, and wrote the explanation.
publication date: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 (part of Summer 2015)
category: 
Military
clue: Maybe the only reason we lived through the Cold War was that someone didn't panic about a false alarm. War, what is it good for?
explanation: In 1983, Russian officer Petrov received a false alarm about a U.S. missile attack. His decision not to respond may have averted nuclear war. more…
difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Joanna Woods, Matthew Preston, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Mike Rothstein, Mike Eberhart, and Aaron Shurtleff
Similar Goos
Shane Carruth
If the director of Eraserhead knocked up the director of Aliens, would their kid make crazy time travel movies? Step inside a box and find out. Go »
Nikolai Yezhov
He's not there. Double plus ungood. Go »
Scott Walker
After walking away successfully from two bruising confrontations with Wisconsin's organized labor, he might now be on a path to the presidency. Go »
Rupert Grint
His best-known role is a teenaged wizard who happens to be the most weaselly best friend in cinematic history. Go »
Tommy Franks
If only Iraq had a general named Beans. Go »
