This is a work of interactive fiction based on historical events, with speculative endings.

One decision - 13 seconds - One world that can end

Console feed: narration arrives line by line.
Press Space: advance when no choice is active.
Timed choices: some actions must be chosen before countdown ends.
Consequences: your choices change tension, trust, and outcomes.

You're dropped into two real historical nuclear close calls. Information arrives line by line. Press Space to continue. When the timer starts, choose fast, choose wiseley, choose correctly or see the end of the world.

One decision - 13 seconds - One world that can end

Choose a route

Stanislav Petrov

Vasili Arkhipov

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