Cold War Submarine Adventures: Cuban Missile Crisis - Secret Subs

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.

• Release date
• January 1, 2002
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• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Jane Armstrong

Cast

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Capt. Nikolai Shumkov Himself - Capt. Nikolai Shumkov

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Capt. Ryurik Ketov Himself - Capt. Ryurik Ketov

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Theodore Sorensen Himself - Theodore Sorensen, Special Counsel to the President

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Dino A. Brugioni Himself - Dino A. Brugioni, CIA Analyst Robert McNamara Himself - Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense 1961-1968

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Rudolph Rump Himself - Rudolph Rump, Radar Man, USS Blandy

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Capt. Charles Rozier Himself - Capt. Charles Rozier, USS Cecil

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Capt. Alexi Dubivko Himself - Capt. Alexi Dubivko