How A Soviet Officer Stopped Nuclear War Underwater 🚢☢️

Описание: On 27 October 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis reached its most dangerous moment — though the world wouldn't know it for decades.

Soviet submarine B-59 was lurking in the Caribbean, part of a secret flotilla sent to support Soviet forces in Cuba. The submarine carried conventional torpedoes and one nuclear-armed torpedo with the power of the Hiroshima bomb. The crew had authorization to use it without direct orders from Moscow if they believed war had begun.

American destroyers detected B-59 and began dropping practice depth charges — small explosives meant to signal the submarine to surface. But inside the sub, the crew didn't know they were "practice" charges. The explosions were deafening. The hull shook.

Conditions inside were unbearable. The submarine had been submerged for days. Air conditioning had failed. Temperatures reached 45°C (113°F). Carbon dioxide levels were rising. Men were fainting. The sub had lost radio contact with Moscow and had no idea if World War III had already started above.

Captain Valentin Savitsky was convinced they were under attack. He ordered the nuclear torpedo armed and prepared for launch. The political officer, Ivan Maslennikov, agreed. But Soviet protocol required all three senior officers to authorize a nuclear weapon launch.

The third officer was Vasili Arkhipov, the flotilla chief of staff who happened to be aboard B-59. He refused. Arkhipov argued they had no confirmation that war had begun. He convinced Savitsky to surface and await orders.

B-59 surfaced. The Americans had no idea a nuclear torpedo had nearly been launched at their fleet. The crisis was resolved diplomatically days later.

Arkhipov's "no" vote remained classified for decades. He never received public recognition in his lifetime. But historians now consider him one of the men who saved the world — simply by staying calm when everyone around him was ready for war.

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