Vasili Arkhipov was a Soviet Navy officer credited with preventing a nuclear strike and potentially all-out nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.
Vasili Arkhipov
Deceased · Born: Jan 30, 1926 · Died: Aug 19, 1998
Deceased · Born: Jan 30, 1926 · Died: Aug 19, 1998
Vasili Arkhipov was a Soviet Navy officer credited with preventing a nuclear strike and potentially all-out nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.