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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.

Top Cast

  • Capt. Nikolai Shumkov

    Capt. Nikolai Shumkov

    Himself - Capt. Nikolai Shumkov

  • Capt. Ryurik Ketov

    Capt. Ryurik Ketov

    Himself - Capt. Ryurik Ketov

  • Theodore Sorensen

    Theodore Sorensen

    Himself - Theodore Sorensen, Special Counsel to the President

  • Dino A. Brugioni

    Dino A. Brugioni

    Himself - Dino A. Brugioni, CIA Analyst

  • Robert McNamara

    Robert McNamara

    Himself - Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense 1961-1968

  • Rudolph Rump

    Rudolph Rump

    Himself - Rudolph Rump, Radar Man, USS Blandy

  • Capt. Charles Rozier

    Capt. Charles Rozier

    Himself - Capt. Charles Rozier, USS Cecil

  • Capt. Alexi Dubivko

    Capt. Alexi Dubivko

    Himself - Capt. Alexi Dubivko

  • Robert J. Tavenor

    Robert J. Tavenor

    Chief Petty Officer

Overview

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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