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.
Capt. Nikolai Shumkov
as Himself - Capt. Nikolai Shumkov
Capt. Ryurik Ketov
as Himself - Capt. Ryurik Ketov
Theodore Sorensen
as Himself - Theodore Sorensen, Special Counsel to the President
Dino A. Brugioni
as Himself - Dino A. Brugioni, CIA Analyst
Robert McNamara
as Himself - Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense 1961-1968
Rudolph Rump
as Himself - Rudolph Rump, Radar Man, USS Blandy
Capt. Charles Rozier
as Himself - Capt. Charles Rozier, USS Cecil
Capt. Alexi Dubivko
as Himself - Capt. Alexi Dubivko
Robert J. Tavenor
as Chief Petty Officer
Mike Vardy
as Ketov (uncredited)
