The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

The Cuban missile crisis was the moment during the Cold War when the two superpowers: the United States and the Soviet Union came close to nuclear war.

Secret communications and miscommunications which played out between the White House and the Kremlin made the crisis a unique event.

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Cougar MacDowall

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[Simplehistory]

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[SuaveStatement]

One one ever talks about the true hero behind the Cuban Missile Crisis, Vasili Arkhipov, a political officer aboard a submerged submarine carrying nuclear armaments to Cuba that lost communications after being struck by a depth charge; the sub commander believed that the war had begun, and being unable to confirm, made the decision to ready his misses for launch and was only prevented from starting the desolation of the known world by this one man: Vasili Arkhipov.

[jenell]

dont forget Vasili Arkhipov as he stopped his captain from attacking the US Navy with a nuclear weapons. this man is a hero

[drFocak]

Wait, the US had nukes in Turkey? And people wonder why the Soviets were scared.

[uncleflagzz]

Don't forget about the Soviet submarine crew who thought that the war started.
2 of the officers wanted to launch the nuclear missiles but a third officer refused
He saved the world

[rohailsheikh]

You forgot the fact that Charles Xavier got paralysed.

[Simplehistory]

Interestingly the White House and the Kremlin were using letters and telegrams to communicate over the crisis. Only afterwards did the telephone hotline come about, making communications between the two super powers faster.

[Robin-tlfw]

America:*puts missiles in turkey*
Soviets:bish wut.

[Simplehistory]

What Cold War event do you want to see next?

[jeanlucdiscard]

Problems with this video:

1. Didn't mention that Kruschev placed the missles in response to U.S. having missles in Turkey, as well as the Cuba's desire to have a deterant against the U.S. invading Cuba, as they had attempted at The Bay of Pigs.

2. Didn't mention that the US did not follow through with removing the missles in Turkey.

3. Didn't mention that US destroyers depth charged Soviet sub B-59 to force them to surface and that, if it were not for the veto of one senior officer, the sub was going to launch nuclear tipped torpedoes at the Blockade, thinking that the depth charges were a signal that war broken out.

Overall, this video white washes US culpability in creating the crisis and the fact that the US almost destroyed the world.

[paifu.]

United States: Puts missiles in turkey threatening Russia

Russia: Puts missiles in Cuba in response

United States: Surprised Pikachu face

[DanStevenson]

My father was in Army basic training during the Cuban Missile Crisis. They had their weapons training and were told if things kick off with Russia they could be skip the rest of their training to be put on the front lines. They figured all they really needed was knowing how to use their weapons and a little fire and maneuver training.

[gogsoncable]

hey, great videos guys, just one small thing: the Russian deployment of their nuclear capabilities had come only after the US deployed theirs in Turkey. In fact in the agreement that was signed states that the US will withdraw their nuclear weapons from Turkey, who objected, stating that they will be vulnerable to the ambitions of the Soviets. it was done nevertheless, so i think its a very important detail when describing the cuban missile crisis.

[javiz]

Fun fact: Kennedy not any American is NOT the reason why you are alive today.

Vasili Arkhipov(Soviet Naval Officer) is.

[scumbag]

Who remembers that Cuban guy from black ops 1

[Artty-flul]

My father was a 19 year old man on the U.S. Theodore Roosevelt working sonar. It was The United States third ballistic submarine. They where waiting for the orders from Kennedy.

[erwinrommel]

Fun fact: Fidel Castro LOVED anything dairy related, ice-cream, milk. You name it.

[minniemat]

Pronunciation of "nuclear" simplified: "nu" + "clear"

Otherwise loved this simple, clear explanation of a complicated situation. Thank you!

[SLAMATTAXFAN]

I don't understand how people can dislike this video?

[charliepea]

That one man who declined the launch is a literally real hero of the world. He saved billions and a whole planet of life from dying.