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
TickletheEther t1_jd67ym7 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 2:57 AM Bro literally saved the world 🫡 Permalink 2 Vasili_A_Arkhipov t1_jd7kfk5 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 12:30 PM Just doing my duty Permalink Parent 1
Vasili_A_Arkhipov t1_jd7kfk5 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 12:30 PM Just doing my duty Permalink Parent 1
Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments