normallysuck t1_jd4v2v8 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 9:09 PM Reply to 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 To my shame,as a resident of the country participating in the conflict,I haven't known about this person to this day. Rationality and calm are those qualities that I'd like to develop in myself even now,40 years after my birth. Permalink 95
normallysuck t1_jd4v2v8 wrote
Reply to 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
To my shame,as a resident of the country participating in the conflict,I haven't known about this person to this day. Rationality and calm are those qualities that I'd like to develop in myself even now,40 years after my birth.