20th Century Soviet submarine officer who averted nuclear war honoured with prize

[Dry Rot]

On 27 October 1962, Vasili Alexandrovich Arkhipov was on board the Soviet submarine B-59 near Cuba when the US forces began dropping non-lethal depth charges. While the action was designed to encourage the Soviet submarines to surface, the crew of B-59 had been incommunicado and so were unaware of the intention. They thought they were witnessing the beginning of a third world war.

Trapped in the sweltering submarine – the air-conditioning was no longer working – the crew feared death. But, unknown to the US forces, they had a special weapon in their arsenal: a ten kilotonne nuclear torpedo. What’s more, the officers had permission to launch it without waiting for approval from Moscow.

https://www.theguardian.com/science...ut&utm_term=249823&subid=24323175&CMP=ema_632

 

[Power Raid]

https://www.theguardian.com/science...ut&utm_term=249823&subid=24323175&CMP=ema_632

It just goes to show how the fate of history could be changed by just one decision

 

[Thegibbsgamble]

It just goes to show how the fate of history could be changed by just one decision

That its also evidence of how deadly pot is. When JFK found out how close to obliteration we were he rolled a big joint. His subsequent decisions after smoking the peace pipe got him shot.

 

[Thegibbsgamble]

https://www.theguardian.com/science...ut&utm_term=249823&subid=24323175&CMP=ema_632

These story's are well and good but what about ones about how arms company's invested millions bribing the press and politicians to keep us on the brink of nuclear war.

War has always been a racket.

 

[Dry Rot]

It just goes to show how the fate of history could be changed by just one decision

Here's another

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/the-man-who-saved-the-world-died-today.1177661/