
Vasili Arkhipov
Born:1/30/1926•Died:8/19/1998
Biography
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 was a Soviet Navy officer credited with preventing a nuclear strike and potentially all-out nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.