I'd just like to point out, that this Arkhipov guy was one cool character. If there is a flash point full of hot heads... like American cowboys depth charging Russian subs, and Russian madmen intent on teaching America a lesson... the world wants guys like that to be there to "break up the fight".
This was a military man WAY ahead of his time. There were not a lot like him in the 60's.
A bit off-topic, but just as an indication of this guy's background, we were taught about his role on K-19 as well as B-59. Sangfroid like this is what you hope to have in a crisis.
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If you want to see a true Cold War hero, a person who prevented a nuclear war from starting, read about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov
And this chap, who talked two colleagues out of firing a nuclear torpedo during the Cuban Missile Crisis:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasili_Arkhipov
I'd just like to point out, that this Arkhipov guy was one cool character. If there is a flash point full of hot heads... like American cowboys depth charging Russian subs, and Russian madmen intent on teaching America a lesson... the world wants guys like that to be there to "break up the fight".
This was a military man WAY ahead of his time. There were not a lot like him in the 60's.
A bit off-topic, but just as an indication of this guy's background, we were taught about his role on K-19 as well as B-59. Sangfroid like this is what you hope to have in a crisis.