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Vasily Aleksandrovich Arkhipov (Russian: Василий Александрович Архипов, IPA: [vɐˈsʲilʲɪj ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ arˈxʲipəf], 30 January 1926 – 19 August 1998) was a senior Soviet Naval officer who prevented a Russian submarine from launching nuclear torpedoes against ships of the United States Navy at a crucial moment in the Cuban Missile Crisis of Oc...
Jun 7, 2018 · Soviet Naval officer Vasili Arkhipov, 34, was one of the three commanders aboard the B-59 submarine near Cuba on Oct. 27. They had received an order from Soviet leadership to stop in the Caribbean short of the American blockade around Cuba.
Mar 25, 2022 · But the weapon was not fired. Why? Because onboard the submarine was Vasili Aleksandrovich Arkhipov, a Soviet flotilla commander who diffused the situation and prevented the torpedo’s launch. Here’s more about Vasili Aleksandrovich Arkhipov and how he stopped a nuclear war.
Oct 27, 2022 · And the person who likely did more than anyone else to prevent that dangerous day from becoming an existential catastrophe was a quiet Soviet naval officer named Vasili Arkhipov. On that day,...
Vasili Arkhipov was a Soviet Navy officer who is credited for 'saving the world' from a nuclear war by casting the decisive vote that prevented a Soviet nuclear strike on U.S. aircraft carrier USS Randolph during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Sep 23, 2022 · In 1962, Vasily Arkhipov made a fateful decision that averted a nuclear war. Now his story will be sung. For a moment on October 27, 1962 the world came close to nuclear annihilation. It was...
Oct 3, 2022 · This presentation is the only known public statement by Vasily Arkhipov about the events on submarine B-59 during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
But the third officer, captain Vasily Arkhipov, who was in charge of the whole flotilla, convinced his colleagues that launching a nuclear torpedo was too dangerous a decision to make.
Dec 19, 2022 · Vasily Arkhipov was a career Soviet navy officer, well respected for his involvement in managing a coolant leak on Russian submarine K-19 in 1961, the year before the crisis. Born into a peasant family near Moscow, he had earned his position and reputation and now commanded a flotilla of three Foxtrot-class submarines.
Vasily Sergeyevich Arkhipov (Russian: Василий Сергеевич Архипов; 29 December [O.S. 16 December] 1906 – 13 June 1985) was an officer in the tank troops of the Red Army who was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his actions in the Winter War and World War II.
