B-59 incident during Cuban Missile Crisis
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Vasili_Arkhipov
Valentin Savitsky |
| gptkbp:date |
27 October 1962
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| gptkbp:decision_prevented_by |
gptkb:Vasili_Arkhipov
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| gptkbp:describes |
A near-nuclear incident where a Soviet submarine nearly launched a nuclear torpedo at US forces.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
B-59 incident during Cuban Missile Crisis
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| gptkbp:involves |
gptkb:United_States_Navy
Soviet submarine B-59 |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Sargasso_Sea
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Cuban_Missile_Crisis
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| gptkbp:result |
Nuclear launch was averted
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| gptkbp:significance |
Considered one of the closest moments the world came to nuclear war
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| gptkbp:submarine_armament |
nuclear torpedo
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| gptkbp:submarine_nationality |
gptkb:Soviet_Union
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| gptkbp:triggeredBy |
US Navy dropping practice depth charges
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Foxtrot-class
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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