Secrets of the Dead

The Man Who Saved The World

Season 12, Episode 1 of 6

Explore the dramatic, little-known events that unfolded inside a nuclear-armed Soviet submarine during the Cuban Missile Crisis. As politicians sought to solve the stand-off, Vasili Arkhipov refused to fire a nuclear torpedo, averting disaster.

Previously Aired

Day
Time
Channel
10/23/2012
9 p.m.
10/24/2012
2 a.m.
10/28/2012
6 p.m.
10/9/2013
10 p.m.
10/10/2013
3 a.m.
10/10/2013
1 p.m.
3/13/2016
9 a.m.
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