u/snunkworks

September 26, 1983. Just after midnight. Stanislav Petrov is on shift at a bunker outside Moscow, watching screens. His job is boring on purpose — if the computers pick up an American nuclear launch, he picks up the phone. Moscow launches back. That's it. That's the protocol.

The alarm goes off. One American missile inbound.

Then another. Then three more. Five ICBMs on the board, all heading for the Soviet Union.

I made a short video on this for a channel I started recently. Cinematic style, ~5 minutes. Genuinely would appreciate any feedback from this community, I'm still finding my feet with this.