Did vasili Arkhipov really Save the world?
The Man Who Saved the World, premiering Tuesday, October 23 at 9 pm ET on PBS (check local listings), tells the unsung story of Soviet naval officer Vasili Arkhipov, the Brigade Chief of Staff on submarine B-59, who refused to fire a nuclear missile and saved the world from World War III and nuclear disaster.
Where is K-129 now?
Soviet submarine K-129 (1960)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Soviet Union | |
| Completed | 1959 |
| Fate | Sank on 8 March 1968 approximately 1,560 nautical miles (2,890 km) northwest of Oahu in the Pacific Ocean with all 98 hands. |
| Status | Partially recovered in covert salvage operation by the American CIA in 1974. |
Is Red Star Rogue a true story?
This riveting New York Times bestseller tells of the shocking true story of a rogue Soviet submarine poised for a nuclear strike on the United States, “reveal[ing] the explosive facts about one of the best-kept secrets of the Cold War” (The Flint Journal).
Who avoided World War 3?
| Stanislav Petrov | |
|---|---|
| Born | Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov7 September 1939 Vladivostok, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 19 May 2017 (aged 77) Fryazino, Russia |
| Known for | 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident |
| Spouse(s) | Raisa Petrova (m. 1973; died 1997) |
How true is the movie Phantom?
The film tells the story of a Soviet Navy submarine captain attempting to prevent a war. It is loosely based on the real-life events involving the sinking of the submarine K-129 in 1968.
Did the US steal a Russian sub?
‘The Taking Of K-129’: How The CIA Stole A Sunken Soviet Sub Off The Ocean Floor Author Josh Dean describes how the CIA worked to secretly resurface a sub that the Soviet Union considered lost. Their cover story involved eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes.
What happened to the real Red October submarine?
Sometime between a year and eighteen months later, the hull of the sub is sunk in a deep ocean trench, although previously the submarine USS Ethan Allen had been scuttled in order to deceive Soviet officials that Red October had been sunk.