Vasili Arkhipov

Known for: Acting

Born: January 29, 1926 - Died: August 18, 1998

Vasily Aleksandrovich Arkhipov (Russian: Василий Александрович Архипов; 30 January 1926 – 19 August 1998) was a Soviet Navy officer credited with preventing a nuclear strike and potentially all-out nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.

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