Vasili Arkhipov
Acting
- Born
- January 30, 1926
- Died
- August 19, 1998
- Age
- Died at age 72
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.
