That particular one stands out for me because I think it is the 'nearest' of all of the misses (or, as George Carlin would say, 'it's a near hit').<p>A lot of people owe their lives to Stanislav Petrov <i>not</i> following his brief.<p>For more reading on this:<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov</a>