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s crew had been picking up U.S. civilian radio broadcasts earlier on, the submarine was too deep to monitor any radio traffic, as it was busy trying to hide from its American pursuers. Those on board did not know whether war had broken out or not. The captain of the submarine, Valentin Grigoryevich
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learned that diesel-electric submarines had been involved—not, as originally planned, nuclear submarines. The diesel-electric submarines were not so well-suited for long-range voyages in Caribbean waters as the nuclear ones. Researcher Alexander Mozgovoi has written that when Grechko learned about
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In 1997, Arkhipov wrote that after surfacing, his submarine was fired on with warning shots by American aircraft: "the plane, flying over the conning tower, 1 to 3 seconds before the start of fire turned on powerful searchlights and blinded the people on the bridge... when blinked and blinked his
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were required to authorize the launch because Arkhipov was also the chief of staff of the brigade (not the commander as is often incorrectly reported, who was in fact Captain First Rank Vasili Naumovich Agafonov). The three men were Captain Savitsky, Political Officer Ivan Semyonovich Maslennikov,
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In 2002, retired Commander Vadim Pavlovich Orlov, a participant in the events, held an interview revealing that the submarines were armed with nuclear torpedoes and that Arkhipov was the reason those weapons had not been fired. Orlov presented the events less dramatically, saying that Captain
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chief of staff and executive officer on board the submarine, refused to consent to the use of nuclear weapons in retaliation, a decision which would have required the agreement of all three officers. In 2002, Thomas S. Blanton, then director of the U.S.
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Although they were able to save themselves from a nuclear meltdown, the entire crew, including Arkhipov, were irradiated. All members of the engineer crew and their divisional officer died within a month of the incident from
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ran very low and its air conditioning failed, which caused extreme heat and generated high levels of carbon dioxide inside the submarine. It surfaced amid the U.S. warships pursuing it and made contact with a U.S.
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eyes and could see again, it became clear that the plane was firing past and along the boat. And the subsequent similar actions (there were 12 overflights altogether) were not as worrisome any longer."
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incident played a large role in the debate to launch the torpedo. Arkhipov eventually persuaded Savitsky to surface and await orders from Moscow. His persuasion effectively averted a
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In recognition of his actions onboard B-59, Arkhipov received the first "Future of Life Award", which was presented posthumously to his family in 2017. Offered by the
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this discrepancy, he "removed his glasses and hit them against the table in fury, breaking them into small pieces and abruptly leaving the room after that".
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system. This leak led to a failure of the cooling system. Radio communications were also affected, and the crew was unable to make contact with Moscow.
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Immediately upon return to Russia, many crew members were faced with disgrace from their superiors. One admiral told them "It would have been better if
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of October 1962. The course of events that would have followed such an action cannot be known, but speculations have been advanced, up to and including
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Soviet military officials were infuriated with the crew's failure to follow their strict orders of secrecy, but this anger was mitigated when the
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at the time of its onboard nuclear accident, died on 28 August 1998. Both Arkhipov and Zateyev were 72 at the time of their deaths.
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administration and a historian, continued this thought by stating "This was not only the most dangerous moment of the
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and Executive Officer Arkhipov. An argument broke out among the three of them, with only Arkhipov against the launch.
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Arkhipov continued in Soviet Navy service, commanding submarines and later submarine squadrons. He was promoted to
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Recipients of the Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class
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Off the coast of Cuba, US ships had dropped depth charges. The captain of the diesel powered submarine
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and the political officer believed that war had started and that they were under attack. Arkhipov, as
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Unlike other Soviet submarines armed with the "special weapon", where only the captain and the
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was one of four Foxtrot submarines sent by the USSR to the area around Cuba.) Despite being in
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Recipients of the Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR"
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The submarines of October: U.S. and Soviet Naval Encounters During the Cuban Missile Crisis
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that would probably have ensued if the nuclear weapon had been fired. The batteries of the
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After graduation in 1947, Arkhipov served in the submarine service aboard boats in the
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By then, there had been no contact from Moscow for a number of days, and although the
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Gambling with Armageddon: Nuclear Roulette from Hiroshima to the Cuban Missile Crisis
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ordered the seven members of the engineer crew to come up with a solution to avoid
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Savitsky, decided that a war might already have started and wanted to launch a
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For the Soviet general twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union, see
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includes Arkhipov as a major viewpoint character, and is dedicated to him.
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Soviet naval officer credited with averting a nuclear incident (1926–1998)
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were required to authorize a nuclear launch, three officers on board the
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In July 1961, Arkhipov was appointed deputy commander and therefore
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in August 1945, serving aboard a minesweeper. He transferred to the
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On 27 October 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, a group of 11
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Burr, William; Blanton, Thomas S., eds. (31 October 2002).
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Leon Ockenden portrayed Arkhipov in Season 12 Episode 1 of
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was ordered by the Russian fleet to set course back to the
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officer who prevented a Russian submarine from launching a
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Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance
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Arkhipov was known to be a shy and humble man. In a 2012,
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The character of Captain Mikhail Polenin, portrayed by
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In 2002, Thomas S. Blanton, then director of the U.S.
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Savitsky lost his temper, but eventually calmed down.
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Although Arkhipov was only second-in-command of the
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Cuban Missile Crisis: The Essential Reference Guide
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Index

Vasily Arkhipov (general)
Eastern Slavic naming customs
patronymic
family name
Arkhipov

Zvorkovo
Moscow Oblast
Russian SFSR
Soviet Union
Zheleznodorozhny, Moscow Oblast
Russia
Soviet Navy
Vice admiral
World War II
Cuban Missile Crisis
Order of the Red Banner
Order of the Red Star
[vɐˈsʲilʲɪjɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕarˈxʲipəf]
Soviet Naval
nuclear torpedo
United States Navy
Cuban Missile Crisis
global thermonuclear war
B-59
flotilla
National Security Archive
Russian
Staraya Kupavna
Moscow

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