Cold War Submarine Adventures: Cuban Missile Crisis - Secret Subs

Cold War Submarine Adventures: Cuban Missile Crisis - Secret Subs (2002)

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Documentary

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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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
Mike Vardy Mike Vardy Ketov (uncredited)

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