I Gotta Know

October 1962. The world stood on the brink of nuclear war.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, a Soviet submarine carrying a nuclear torpedo was surrounded by U.S. Navy ships. Believing World War III may have already begun, the crew considered launching the weapon.

One officer, Vasili Arkhipov, refused to approve the launch.

His decision may have prevented one of the greatest catastrophes in human history.

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