Tell A Story Day: The Brink

Tell A Story Day: The Brink

By 27th of April 2016 2016, Features, International

Welcome, pull up a chair.

Herein you will find the story of two men – a true story of how one man nearly brought the world the brink of nuclear war – and another who brought us back.

This is the story of Valentin Savitsky and Vasili Arkhipov.

Download recording (MP3, 26.9 MB)

 

Supplementary Material:

 

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The Submarines travelled from the Arctic ocean, past Canada and into the Sargasso Sea in the Atlantic Ocean. A trip of roughly 7000 miles.

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Vasili Arkhipov

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Anticipated range of Soviet missiles deployed in Cuba.

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Photography from US Spy planes over Cuba – 14th October 1962

 

Videos:

President Kennedy’s address on Cuba from 22nd October 1962 (Courtesy of David Von Pein’s JFK Channel)

Video thumbnail: JFK'S "CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS" SPEECH (10/22/62) (COMPLETE AND UNCUT)
Watch on YouTube: JFK'S "CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS" SPEECH (10/22/62) (COMPLETE AND UNCUT)

 

The UN Security Council Meeting 25th October 1962 (Courtesy of LivelyTK YouTube Channel)

Video thumbnail: UN Security Council
Watch on YouTube: UN Security Council

 

Presented, written and produced by Jaspar Grinling.

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