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Petrov Day is a tradition celebrating Soviet military officer Stanislav Petrov, who played a key role in preventing a nuclear attack during a false alarm incident on September 26, 1983.

See also: Existential Risk, Ritual

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117Honoring Petrov Day on LessWrong, in 2020
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93Postmortem to Petrov Day, 2020
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42An Idea for a More Communal Petrov Day in 2022
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136Honoring Petrov Day on LessWrong, in 2019
Ben Pace
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99Petrov Day 2021: Mutually Assured Destruction?
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80Petrov Day Retrospective: 2021
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78Follow-Up to Petrov Day, 2019
Ben Pace
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32Petrov Day is September 26
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75On Destroying the World
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47On "Not Screwing Up Ritual Candles"
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