&quot;could&quot; my ass!  Think what was literally moments away from happening when Russia <i>actually</i> got false news of a US nuclear strike.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Stanislav_Petrov" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Stanislav_Petrov</a><p>We were <i></i>one<i></i> sane man away from world war 3.