About this episode

This episode discusses the Cuban Missile Crisis and the key figures involved in averting nuclear war.

The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world close to nuclear war. But who saved the world? Was it US President Kennedy? Or was it a young Russian submarine office named Basil (in Russian, Basil = Vasily)? Check out maps and photos on https://www.dadandmelovehistory.com/ After the end theme music, you'll find these questions: Who were the two superpower countries on opposite sides to each other during the Cold War (1945-91)? What did the US government not like about Cuba? What did American U2 spy planes see in Cuba that threatened the USA? Why do you think President Kennedy did not invade Cuba nor fire nuclear weapons at it? How did Vasily Arkipov save the world from World War III? After the Russians removed their nuclear missiles from Cuba, where did the USA remove their missiles from? Here's our website, where you'll find photos, info about each episode and links to our social media: dadandmelovehistory.com - here, you can also listen to episodes. We also recommend the family-friendly History Detective podcast. Check out historydetectivepodcast.com ! For mature history lovers: read industry reviews of Dad's World War II novels, A Chance Kill and The Slightest Chance, at…

People in this episode

Hosts: Paul Letters, James Letters

Topics covered

• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Cold War
• nuclear war
• superpowers
• history

Keywords

• Cuban Missile Crisis
• nuclear war
• Cold War
• Vasily Arkipov
• John F. Kennedy

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Organizations: Dad and Me Love History, History Detective, paulletters.com

Books & works: A Chance Kill, The Slightest Chance

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