Soviet submarine B-59
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soviet-submarine-b-59-173-2932871
title:
Soviet submarine B-59
text:
Soviet submarine B-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. Senior officers in the submarine, out of contact with Moscow and the rest of the world and believing they were under attack and possibly at war, came close to firing a T-5 nuclear torpedo at the US ships.
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description:
Submarine whose onboard situation could have started World War III
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_submarine_B-59
date created:
2012-10-13T01:10:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T01:29:42Z
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