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Turning point · The Cold War, 1945–1991
Submarine B-59
27 Oct 1962 — Depth-charged, overheated and out of contact, a Soviet submarine’s captain orders its nuclear torpedo readied. Flotilla commander Vasili Arkhipov, aboard by chance, refuses his consent. Remember how close.
This is one scene of Chapter 6 — Cuba: To the Brink in The Cold War, 1945–1991.
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