In October 1962, during the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviet submarine B-59, armed with a nuclear torpedo, was stationed near Cuba under a U.S. naval blockade. When detected, U.S. forces ...

During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, Soviet Navy officer Vasily Arkhipov refused to launch a nuclear strike and saved the world from nuclear war and total destruction.

To exaggerate a bit, human history continues today thanks to deputy commander Vasily Arkhipov (1926-1998), who happened to be aboard that submarine. He opposed the torpedo launch and talked the ...