In October 1962 our world came very close to a nuclear war between the Soviet Union and the United States. It is now known as ...

Will Self tells the story of Vasily Arkhipov, the commander of a Soviet nuclear-armed submarine, who during the Cuban Missile Crisis refused to fire his vessel's nuclear weapon and averted, many ...

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In a world on the brink of nuclear war, Vasili Arkhipov, a Soviet Naval commander, became humanity's last hope. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Arkhipov refused to launch a nuclear torpedo aboard ...

That man said no. Vasily Arkhipov, the third-in-command of this isolated B-59 submarine, wanted more time to be sure that nuclear war had already begun. The submarine’s staff launched into a heated ...

Take, for instance, the story of Vasili Arkhipov in 1962. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Arkhipov was aboard the Soviet submarine B-59, which was authorized to launch a nuclear torpedo if attacked.

Home; Defence; the explainer Nuclear near-misses. From technical glitches to fateful split-second decisions, the world has come to the brink of nuclear war more times than you might think ...

Arkhipov, who had equal authority as Savitsky, immediately ordered the submarine to “cancel dive, ... but because Capt. Vasily Arkhipov had been randomly assigned to submarine B-59. ...

Let’s never forget the courage of Soviet officer Vasily Arkhipov who prevented a nuclear war in 1962. Explore. Sign in. e-paper Subscribe Sign In. Sunday, 1 June 2025. Stocks. Mutual Funds.