https://freerepublic.com/tag/misslecrisis/ en-us Fri, 21 Jun 2002 22:09:35 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/703922/posts MOSCOW (AP) - Hunted down by the U.S. Navy off Cuba during the 1962 missile crisis, a furious Soviet submarine commander ordered a nuclear-tipped torpedo armed for action but then controlled his anger and brought the sub to the surface, where American ships were waiting. The previously unknown incident - which might have pushed the two superpowers closer to nuclear war - is disclosed in a book released this week. The book, written by Russian journalist Alexander Mozgovoi, tells the story of four Soviet submarines engaged in a cat-and-mouse game with the U.S. Navy off Cuba at the height of... Guardian Unlimited https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/703922/posts#comment Fri, 21 Jun 2002 22:09:35 GMT