Vasili Arkhipov Military person

Vasili Alexandrovich Arkhipov (Russian: Василий Александрович Архипов) (30 January 1926 – 19 August 1998) was a Soviet Navy officer. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, he prevented the launch of a nuclear torpedo and thereby prevented a nuclear war. Thomas Blanton (then director of the National Security Archive) said in 2002 that "a guy called Vasili Arkhipov saved the world".

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Василий Александрович Архипов (Russian)
Birth date	January 30, 1926
Birth place	Soviet Union , Staraya Kupavna , Moscow Oblast
Date of death	August 19, 1998
Place of death	Zheleznodorozhny Moscow Oblast