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Soviet naval officer Vasili Arkhipov lacks the name recognition of Castro, Kruschev and Kennedy - but his actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis probably prevented World War Three from erupting on 27th October, 1962.\xa0\nOn-board a sweltering Russian submarine, he talked Captain Valentin Savitsky down from firing a nuclear torpedo at the United States Navy, whom - Savitsky falsely believed - were attacking his boat.\xa0\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly speculate how Arkhipov stopped Savitsky from firing his \u2018special weapon\u2019; explain why his heroic story was untold until the \u201890s; and reveal where Jimmy Carter kept his nuclear codes\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading\n\u2022 How Vasili Arkhipov Literally Saved The World From Nuclear War (All That\u2019s Interesting, 2018):\xa0https://allthatsinteresting.com/vasili-arkhipov\n\u2022 \u20189 Times the World Was at the Brink of Nuclear War \u2014 and Pulled Back\u2019 (Business Insider, 2018):\xa0https://www.businessinsider.com/when-nuclear-war-almost-happened-2018-4?r=US&IR=T#:~:text=The%20Cuban%20Missile%20Crisis%20is%20perhaps%20the%20closest,DEFCON%203%2C%20two%20steps%20away%20from%20nuclear%20war\n\u2022 \u2018Arkhipov family awarded Future of Life award\u2019 (University of Cambridge, 2017):\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziFzn8LN6l0\\\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#60s #Person #Politics #Russia\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices