The Man Who Stopped WWIII - Cuban Missile Crisis - Extra History #shorts

Did you know the choice of one man saved the world on October 27th 1962? Senior Russian submarine officer Vasili Arkhipov came very close to starting World War 3 during the Cuban Missile Crisis but instead chose the future we all enjoy today.

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[TheAnalyticalEngine]

Sometimes, the bravest people are the ones who _didn't_ start a war

[connormcnulty]

So glad he's finally getting the recognition he deserves.

[StevenEveral]

Vasily Arkhipov.
We are all alive and on this planet today because of him. Remember his name.

[VitusMB]

Its a shame that so little people know this man who possibly saved Humanity from annihilation

[grfrjiglstan]

Good short. I'd love to hear you guys talk about Stanislav Petrov one day. He faced a similar choice, but in arguably an even tougher scenario.

[JAlucard]

That man's name should be known to the world as the GREATEST HERO OF ALL TIMES. HE SINGLE HANDEDLY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SAVING THE LIVES OF EVERYONE WHO WAS BORN AFTER THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS. HE SAVED THE WORLD, & IS HISTORYS GREATEST UNKNOWN HERO

[yobgodababua]

What's horrifying is that I know of at three such situations where a difficult but level-headed decision saved the world during the cold war, and there's probably more.

[BLASTIC]

Lets just hope this video never needs to be renamed to “delayed”

[stephanb]

You could also tell the story about Stanislaw Petrow who decided against nuclear retalition in September 1983, when his nuclear missile warnsystem falsely warned his station about a nuclear missile strike from US soil.

Thanks a lot for your awesome and informative series and shorts!

[FBISpyVan]

Thank Vasily Arkhipov for saving you
Thank you, Arkhipov

[Preda.Y]

not enough medals and honors exist in the world to adequately reward this guy

[lostbutfreesoul]

Not the only Russian whom, when everything indicated nuclear war, decided NOT to press that button.

[thehighlander]

Vasily Arkhipov is the greatest hero in the history of mankind and that is a fact

[ProfessorTenebrae]

Even more unnerving is if I recall, normally Soviet submarines would only have 2 commanders on board, the captain and political officer. So the fact that Vasily was on board this particular submarine (B-59) at all was even more interesting as he was the chief of staff of the floatilla, and this could've happened to any of the other submarines which he wouldn't have been present on.

[jarekwrzosek]

A real hero isn't the most valiant warrior. A real hero is the one, who stops War from ever happening.

[AtlasNovack]

"This isn't wack-a-mole, it's sign language with destroyers"

[jenoplex]

By the way, this dude was so fine I just gotta say it

[jokehu]

i love living in cold war 2 right before another episode starts, looking back at season 1 with the ussr.

[ALPHA]

Today is October 27, 2023. This incident with Vasily Arkhipov was exactly 61 years ago today on October 27, 1962. Rest In Peace With God in Heaven Vasily. You deserve it for saving both humanity and the world. Thank you for giving my life and a world with I can my dreams and goals.

[julianalbertoarcesanchez]

Even more chilling - usually you would only need the 2 votes (captain and commissar).. but since the admiral of the submarine flotilla happened to be on that sub, his vote was needed too.