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

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.

  • Documentary

Top billed cast

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

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