Vasili Arkhipov
- Born
- 30 January 1926 (72 years old)
- Passed away
- 19 August 1998
- Gender
- Male
Vasily Aleksandrovich Arkhipov (Russian: Василий Александрович Архипов; 30 January 1926 – 19 August 1998) was a Soviet Navy officer credited with preventing a nuclear strike and potentially all-out nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.
