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Vasili Arkhipov
Acting
30 Jan 1926
† 19 Aug 1998
Biography
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.
Also Known As
The Man Who Saved the World, Vasily Aleksandrovich Arkhipov, Vasili Arkhipov
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