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In October 1962, There Were Moments of Terror when a Soviet Submarine Was Ready to Fire a Nuclear Weapon – One Man's Decision Could Have Saved the Entire World From Nuclear Annihilation

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The Cuban Missile Crisis came close to nuclear war. On October 27, 1962, the captain and commissar of the Soviet submarine B-59 wanted to launch a nuclear torpedo at the US Navy. However, a third officer on board decided otherwise – and could have saved the entire world.
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The Cuban Missile Crisis came close to nuclear war. On October 27, 1962, the captain and commissar of the Soviet submarine B-59 wanted to launch a nuclear torpedo at the US Navy. However, a third officer on board decided otherwise – and could have saved the entire world.

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