Vasili Arkhipov (1960's). During the Cuban Missile Crisis a false alarm of nuclear war almost made a Soviet nuclear submarine near the U.S launch it's nukes. However the order for a launch needed 3 approvals and Arkhipov refused. Submitted by AdAway2224 t3_11xubfk on March 21, 2023 at 8:58 PM in OldSchoolCool 63 comments 1,147
Kavinsky12 t1_jd6l4hs wrote on March 22, 2023 at 5:06 AM What happened to him after? Did the soviets applaud him too? Permalink 3 [deleted] t1_jd6pmnx wrote on March 22, 2023 at 6:02 AM [removed] Permalink Parent 1
Vasili Arkhipov (1960's). During the Cuban Missile Crisis a false alarm of nuclear war almost made a Soviet nuclear submarine near the U.S launch it's nukes. However the order for a launch needed 3 approvals and Arkhipov refused.
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