Cold War Submarine Adventures: Cuban Missile Crisis - Secret Subs

Synopsis

Explore the events of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and hear from some of the actual participants in this riveting program. After an American naval blockade intercepted Soviet submarines on a secret mission to set up a military base in Cuba, the two nations engaged in a tense standoff that led the world to the brink of nuclear war. Submariners from both sides talk about the conflict, and viewers get a look inside their subs and the U.S. war room.

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Key crew

• Jane ArmstrongDirector
• David BedardWriter

Cast

• Capt. Nikolai ShumkovHimself - Capt. Nikolai Shumkov
• Capt. Ryurik KetovHimself - Capt. Ryurik Ketov
• Theodore SorensenHimself - Theodore Sorensen, Special Counsel to the President
• Dino A. BrugioniHimself - Dino A. Brugioni, CIA Analyst
• Robert McNamaraHimself - Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense 1961-1968
• Rudolph RumpHimself - Rudolph Rump, Radar Man, USS Blandy
• Capt. Charles RozierHimself - Capt. Charles Rozier, USS Cecil
• Capt. Alexi DubivkoHimself - Capt. Alexi Dubivko
• Robert J. TavenorChief Petty Officer
• Mike VardyKetov (uncredited)

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