In the vastness of the universe, the earth seems so small, and in the vast earth, there are countless even smaller life. They are tiny and have a weak presence, but with the slightest flick of their wings, they can cause massive earth-wide vibrations.
This is what Edward called the butterfly effect: a butterfly may be small, but it can cause global chaos with the flap of its wings. There are certainties and variables in everything, and it is this seemingly insignificant action that triggers a profound change in the entire system, producing a chain reaction with incalculable consequences.
In the human world, there is also the butterfly effect. One night in 1983, one of the Soviet military bases had one that affected the world"Butterflies", his name is Petrov.
During the Cold War, as an observer, Petrov's task was to stick to his post, keep an eye on the instruments, eliminate all signs of a possible threat to the Soviet Union, and record and report in a timely manner.
Although his mission may seem simple, the safety of the whole world is at stake. Petrov's post was ordinary, but his responsibilities were great. Although the United States and the Soviet Union were in a state of cold war at the time, and no substantial war broke out, people's lives were still full of uncertainty.
Petrov's perseverance and acumen protected the security of the country and also preserved peace.
Petrov and his comrades-in-arms were arranged in an operation room, and their job was very simple: to observe whether the United States or other countries had threatening actions such as firing missiles at the Soviet Union through monitoring instruments.
Once such a situation is detected, Petrov needs to record the alarm and report it to his superiors, who will then follow the instructions of his superiors to take the next steps.
On September 26, 1983, Petrov, exhausted, took over his brother **. Everything went on as usual, the machine was running normally, and nothing unusual was seen. They sat in the monitoring room at all times, staring at the machine in front of them.
Just as he was in his trance, the machine suddenly made a high-pitched and piercing sound. Petrov instantly sobered up and hurriedly lay on the machine to check, showing that a UFO was approaching the Soviet Union from the direction of the United States and would pose a threat to the Soviet Union.
Petrov nervously pulled the report out of his pocket, and just as he was about to submit it, the machine suddenly showed that one flying object** had become five. If the United States really launched these five missiles to attack the Soviet Union, then the Soviet Union might be destroyed instantly, and the continued impact of the missiles would cause irreparable damage to the entire Asian region.
This shows that the United States is provoking a third world war, and such an act is not so much a struggle for hegemony as an end to the future of mankind.
Petrov was full of doubts and had difficulty making a decision. If he had reported to his superiors, it could have provoked a devastating war that would have affected not only the USSR, but even the entire world.
But if he does not report, he may miss the opportunity to stop the United States and inflict irreparable losses on the Soviet people. Petrov took a deep breath and decided to wait a little longer, after all, these twenty minutes could be the difference between life and death.
His heart was like a crazy fawn, and every heartbeat made him feel miserable.
He is just an ordinary civilian, who longs for the outbreak of war in his heart, but fears that because of his indecision, he will bring irreparable disaster to the country. However, if it was really because of a mistake in the machine that the United States did not launch missiles at the Soviet Union, but the Soviet Union launched an attack on the United States, then who is responsible for all this?
For twenty minutes, Petrov took a deep breath and told himself that the instability of the machine, as if it had malfunctioned, relieved him a little.
During these twenty minutes, every second felt like a silent torture for Petrov, who had the report in hand. He prayed with almost all his strength, hoping that the machine would quiet down and stop making a noise.
His hands trembled slightly, and the knots of his fingers were visibly white. Petrov tried to keep himself calm, and based on his expertise and understanding of the machine, he knew that this alarm must have been a malfunction of the machine, and that the Americans, no matter how ambitious they were, would not joke with the lives of people all over the world.
If the countries of the whole world are destroyed, then his hegemony will lose its meaning. Although this machine usually shows stability, it is not a human after all, and it can also make mistakes in judgment, such as misjudging it as a missile.
Perhaps his prayers worked, and the machine's alarm was slowly lifted and no longer screeched, Petrov breathed a sigh of relief and slid down the edge of the machine, sighing deeply.
The machine stopped alarm, meaning that it was malfunctioning, and Petrov gasped and trembled his legs to re-operate the machine.
After some research, we found that the reason for this misunderstanding was that the aurora in the sky and irregular air currents affected the normal operation of the machine, making the machine mistakenly believe that the flying object in the air was a missile.
Such a misunderstanding made Petrov successfully prevent the outbreak of World War III and save the whole world in those twenty minutes of dilemma. We respectfully call Petrov a hero, and although he is just an ordinary observer, his calm thinking and thoughtfulness are a significant contribution to all of humanity.
At that time, the United States and the Soviet Union were like arrows tightened by a bowstring, and any wind and grass would be shot quickly. Under the global nuclear deterrence, once the two sides are at war, the earth may repeat the destruction of the Jurassic.
While the destruction of volcanic magma can be repaired by the earth and ushered in a second life, the destruction of nuclear energy is devastating.
If the blue planet full of life in the universe turns gray and full of poisonous gas, human existence will be meaningless. Fortunately, we live in a time of peace, without turbulent years and without being caught in irreparable predicament by unwise decisions.
The arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union not only threatened the two countries, but was also a severe test for the whole world.
The gentle flap of a butterfly's wings can trigger an earth-shattering storm, a phenomenon that is common in human society, and makes us think more deeply about the true meaning of peace.
The earth has given us a place to live, and we should cherish it with gratitude, and we must not cause irreparable damage to this loving mother for our own selfish interests.
The future is full of hope, and expectations and normalcy are here.