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In this video, several moments in history when the Earth almost faced catastrophic events are discussed. These incidents include a Mexican astronomer witnessing fragments of a gigantic comet passing close to Earth in 1883, a false alarm of a Soviet missile attack on the US due to radar confusion in 1960, a nuclear missile mishap in Arkansas in 1980, and a critical decision made by Soviet Colonel Stanislav Petrov in 1983 that prevented a nuclear war. Petrov's quick thinking and decision to report a system error ultimately saved the world from a potential nuclear conflict.
1. The Earth has almost ended several times due to various events.
2. A simple computer problem and tools falling to the ground almost started a third world conflict.
3. Some asteroids came too close to the Earth today.
4. Planet Earth has been around for more or less 4 billion years.
5. Around ninety-nine percent of the species that have ever been on the planet have been decimated in some way since its beginning.
6. The Earth has already gone through several difficult times.
7. Human beings, the dominant species on Earth, seem to be a threat to the planet.
8. On August 12, 1883, a Mexican astronomer named José Bonilla came close to witnessing the destruction of our planet.
9. Bonilla observed 447 objects passing in front of the sun for two days.
10. Scientists from the National Autonomous University of Mexico later revealed that Bonilla had observed real fragments of a gigantic comet.
11. These fragments passed very close to the Earth, bringing it very close to extinction.
12. On October 5, 1960, radars in Greenland identified a Soviet missile attack heading straight towards the United States.
13. The North American aerospace defense commander went on high alert and was ready to counterattack the Soviets.
14. However, no Soviet missile was launched. The confusion was due to the radar confusing the appearance of the moon in the sky.
15. On November 1960, a Russian soldier named Oleg Pinkowski began acting as a spy for the United States.
16. In case the Soviets launched a nuclear attack against the Americans, Pinkowski had to quickly pass the message to the Americans.
17. On November 22, 1962, Pinkowski called the UK Embassy in Moscow three times, signalling an imminent attack.
18. The British and Americans initiated a reaction and were ready for the attack.
19. However, the Soviets did not launch an attack. The embassy officers had imagined a scenario where the Soviets were planning to launch an attack.
20. Pinkowski was convicted of treason in 1963 and disappeared after that.
21. On September 17, 1980, two technicians were inside a Military installation in Arkansas making small repairs on a ballistic missile.
22. A tool fell 24 meters and hit the base of the start, which was full of fuel, opening a hole and causing the fuel to leak.
23. The nuclear warhead was almost thrown and could have exploded upon reaching the ground.
24. On September 26, 1983, Lieutenant-Colonel Stanislav Petrov saved the planet and humanity from a great catastrophe.
25. Petrov was responsible for commanding a Bunker from the Soviet Union, which was to detect any nuclear attack by the Americans.
26. On the night of September 25, 1983, the alert system at the Bunker began to trigger.
27. Petrov decided to report a failure in the system, saying that the Soviets were not being attacked.
28. Petrov was even reprimanded by his superiors because according to them, he did not obey orders.
29. It took many years for him to be recognized as a hero in his country.