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.Affectionate_Reply78 t1_jd96ppn wrote
Reply to comment by Benu5 in 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. by AdAway2224
Didn’t know the part about the Russian officers wanting to use nukes. They would have gotten along well with US General LeMay who apparently wanted to escalate to nuclear weapons in this crisis as well.
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