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 ...

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 ...

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.