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The Man Who Saved the World

by Joe Mobley
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During the Cuban Missile Crisis four Soviet submarines with nuclear torpedoes are being hunted by the US Fleet in the Sargasso Sea. The captain of submarine B-59 is convinced that nuclear war has already begun and wants to launch the Special Weapon.

But the Commander of the flotilla of submarines including B-4, B-36, and B-130 had seen firsthand the devastation of radiation in the K-19 Incident.

This is the story of how a Soviet Deputy Commander gave a seven year old Florida boy a chance to see his eight birthday... and beyond.

Vasili Arkhipov: The Man Who Saved the World.

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    Quote;
    "... according to the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation, nuclear retaliation is based on multiple sources that confirm an actual attack."

    How VERY reassuring!!
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    I saw this on FB the other day. Really liked the story. When we think of military heroes, we usually think of the ones on our side. It was pretty kewl to hear of a hero from the other side. Especially since it was our people he was saving. The guy deserves to be known.
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