Discover the incredible story of Vasili Arkhipov, the Soviet Navy officer who prevented nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Learn how Arkhipov persuaded fellow officers not to launch a nuclear attack, in what Thomas Blanton, former director of the National Security Archive, describes as a moment that 'saved the world.'

#CubanMissileCrisis #ColdWar #VasiliArkhipov #nuclearwarprevention #SovietNavy #historicalevents #ThomasBlanton #NationalSecurityArchive
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