For the Soviet general twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union, see Vasily Arkhipov (general).
Soviet naval officer credited with averting a nuclear incident (1926–1998)
Vasily Arkhipov Василий Архипов
Born
(1926-01-30)30 January 1926 Zvorkovo, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died
19 August 1998(1998-08-19) (aged 72) Zheleznodorozhny, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Service/branch
Soviet Navy
Years of service
1945–1988
Rank
Vice admiral
Battles/wars
World War II
Cuban Missile Crisis
Awards
Order of the Red Banner
Order of the Red Star
Spouse(s)
Olga Arkhipova
Vasily Aleksandrovich Arkhipov (Russian: Василий Александрович Архипов, IPA:[vɐˈsʲilʲɪjɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕarˈxʲipəf], 30 January 1926 – 19 August 1998) was a Soviet Naval officer who is known for preventing a Soviet nuclear torpedo launch during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The course of events that would have followed such a launch cannot be known, but various speculations have been advanced, up to and including global thermonuclear war.
As flotilla chief of staff as well as executive officer of the diesel powered submarine B-59, Arkhipov refused to authorize the captain and the political officer to use nuclear torpedoes against the United States Navy, a decision that required the agreement of all three officers. In 2002, Thomas S. Blanton, then director of the U.S. National Security Archive, credited Arkhipov as "the man who saved the world".
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