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  2. Vasily Arkhipov - Wikipedia

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    Vasily Aleksandrovich Arkhipov (Russian: Василий Александрович Архипов, IPA: [vɐˈsʲilʲɪj ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ arˈxʲipəf]; 30 January 1926 – 19 August 1998) was a senior Soviet Naval officer who prevented a Soviet submarine from launching a nuclear torpedo against ships of the United States Navy at a crucial moment in the Cuban Missile Crisis of October ...

  3. 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident - Wikipedia

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    The incident occurred at a time of severely strained relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. [1] Responding to the Soviet Union's deployment of fourteen SS-20/RSD-10 theatre nuclear missiles, the NATO Double-Track Decision was taken in December 1979 by the military commander of NATO to deploy 108 Pershing II nuclear missiles in Western Europe with the ability to hit targets ...

  4. Stanislav Petrov - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 February 2025. Soviet Air Defence Forces officer (1939–2017) For the footballer, see Stanislav Petrov (footballer). In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yevgrafovich and the family name is Petrov. Stanislav Petrov Petrov in 2016 Born Stanislav Yevgrafovich ...

  5. International court seeks the arrest of 2 Russian officers ...

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    The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Tuesday for two high-ranking Russian military officers on charges linked to attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine that judges said ...

  6. Hero Texas police officer, an Army veteran, killed in line of ...

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    Hero Texas police officer, an Army veteran, killed in line of duty during car chase: ‘Truly owe my life to him’ Katherine Donlevy January 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM

  7. Submarine incident off Kola Peninsula - Wikipedia

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    The submarine Incident off Kola Peninsula was a collision between the US Navy nuclear attack submarine USS Grayling and the Russian Navy nuclear ballistic missile submarine K-407 Novomoskovsk some 150 km (90 mi) north of the Russian naval base of Severomorsk, on 20 March 1993.

  8. Norwegian shipping firm denies Moscow's claim it refused to ...

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    A Norwegian shipping company on Friday rejected an accusation from Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, that it refused to rescue sailors from a sinking Russian cargo ...

  9. Soviet submarine B-59 - Wikipedia

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    Soviet submarine B-59 (Russian: Б-59) was a Project 641 or Foxtrot-class diesel-electric submarine of the Soviet Navy. B-59 was stationed near Cuba during the 13-day Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 and was pursued and harassed by US Navy vessels.