We , the survivors of the world post
September 26, 1983, should be ashamed that death of a true hero on May
19, 2017 went unnoticed.
A tragedy when un important
news gets viral attention and millions of views in YouTube, Twitter, Facebook
but a death of true hero "Stanislav Petrov" went unnoticed.
Regarding who Mr. Stanislav
Petrov, I request the readers to search and read.
Regarding how the news got
spread i will reproduce that unfortunate story from BBC site:
“Petrov, who retired with the
rank of lieutenant colonel, died on 19 May but news of his passing became
widely known only this month, thanks to a chance phone call.
German film-maker Karl
Schumacher, who first brought Petrov's story to an international audience,
telephoned him to wish him a happy birthday on 7 September only to be informed
by his son, Dmitry Petrov, that he had passed away.
Mr Schumacher announced the
death online and it was eventually picked up by media outlets.”
This is the state of affairs in an highly connected world. Important news is lost and lesser ones go viral.
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