The B-59 Russian sub commander thought this was the beginning of war and he ordered the crew to prepare for a nuclear torpedo weapon launch.įortunately, the B-59’s executive officer refused the order and convinced the captain to re-surface and wait for instructions from Moscow – averting tragedy. This was heightened when the USS Beale began dropping fake depth charges on a Soviet submarine during the crisis. The Cuban Missile Crisis is the most well-known miscalculation and gamble partaken by the Russians that could have led to the deaths of hundreds of millions of people. The United States apologized, and the crew was finally released.Ĭuban Missile Crisis Was an Unbelievable Close Call Bush administration and placed undo pressure on the new president.Īs for the EP-3E 24-person crew, they were interrogated for two nights and detained for 10 days. This was the first foreign policy crisis of the George W.
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