This Was the Day the World Almost Ended

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[@outoftunerotary4535]

Honestly he should have an international holiday for him, he literally saved the entire world

[@TheCubeSnowflake]

Instead we have a holiday about an italian man who murdered thousands of innocent natives Columbus

[@TheStringyGamer]

From now on October 27th will be Arkhapov day

[@snowboarder7772]

The end of Kuzkina mother day

[@MeatBeatElite]

pee pee poo poo

[@sheppee5608]

@@TheCubeSnowflake Exactly it makes me so angry

[@DJTechYT]

If Vasili Arkhapov made a different decision, Skillshare won’t exist.

[@CamjamPNG]

Ya

[@dastanjan320]

It's just so... weird... To realize that you have to be grateful to those men that you didn't even personally met or ever heard before for saving te world. And to be more precised with "saving the world" I definitely mean saving your mom and dad, your grandparents, your friends, your country, your beloved ones, your home, your neighbors, basically everybody and everything you know on this world...

[@donkeydonkey7727]

@@dastanjan320 Ok calm down with the whole paragraph

[@dastanjan320]

@@donkeydonkey7727 Uuuumm... Sorry... Was it too long😅?

[@donkeydonkey7727]

@@dastanjan320 Sorry it was a joke

[@Blue-mi7kx]

That guy should deserve more recognition on October 27 of every year

[@jozephnoaaweatherradio8925]

My birthday wtf

[@najlahalsayed5392]

@@jozephnoaaweatherradio8925 i WaS bOrN tHe sAMe daY aS a WaR wTf??!!??!!1

[@nusratparveen82]

@@najlahalsayed5392 imao

[@ngovkimhour5437]

@@jozephnoaaweatherradio8925 me 30 October close

[@LeonelCervantesLua]

@@jozephnoaaweatherradio8925 lol same

[@rajeevkunapareddy1182]

we need to have his name in every textbook, he's the reason for the world to exist today as it is

[@rieldebonk1044]

Kind of

[@GeorgeFrederick5]

tru dat

[@mtgoat179]

America don’t he was a Russian

[@Ahov]

@@mtgoat179 Are you a Trumptard or just happen to think Americans are the only ones who matter?

[@mtgoat179]

@@Ahov i forgot some words America doesn’t want him in there text books is what i meant it to be read as I realize now my error Trumptard 😂😂 imagine me a black muslim becoming a trump supporter

[@ngo9016]

“My grandfather saved my cat” “Thats cool, my grandfather saved the whole world”

[@walidfakhfakh3660]

Living crazy

[@Lovetrain-io6kt]

Scott pilgrim vs za waaurdo

[@cristivali5787]

LMAO

[@rayun1942]

xD

[@arcticc6288]

King:YOUR GRANDFATHER SAVED A CAT you:yes King:”giving crown to your grandfather You:”visible confusion”

[@DennisEspiritu]

Vasili Arkhapov used skillshare to save humanity.

[@TheTongPro]

Right 😏

[@Adrian-hh7ys]

Dennis Espiritu good one 😂

[@TheTongPro]

OverSimpeflied here?

[@yubiknakarmi3266]

Yep here

[@TheTongPro]

yay

[@themadgamer4571]

Thank you Vasili Arkhapov 🙏 for keeping your head straight and not making decisions based on assumptions. I will celebrate this man every year!

[@NeilDjents]

On the Earth in a parallel universe, RealLifeLore will make a video titled "This Was the Day a Pandemic Almost Started".

[@MoonCobalt]

lol

[@duck4259]

What bout the nuclear war between the soviet union and UNITED STATES?!

[@JuneWrld209]

The Asian almost ate a bat! If he were to eat a bat the whole world would go on lock down!

[@HypnosisBear]

@@JuneWrld209 it's Chinese... Not Asians.. LOL. 😂 😂😂 😂 😂

[@JuneWrld209]

@@HypnosisBear ehh close enough

[@jur4x]

Arkhipov was not the only Soviet officer that saved the world. On 26.09.1983, Stanislav Petrov was not supposed to be on duty that day, but another officer got sick, so he got called in. Sometime during his shift launch detection system alerted stuff of five launches taking place on US soil. However Stanislav stayed calm and took decision to ignore the alarm. His reasoning being "why only five rockets? If US started the attack, they would've tried to destroy all USSR defences, therefore launching full scale attack would be more obvious choice, and why all the indications are coming from just one source?". He turned out to by correct. A sensor on one of the spy satellites malfunctioned and mistook some natural phenomenon for missile launch. Only Petrov's cold blooded decision kept two superpowers from destroying the world that day

[@alexsigmon3158]

That’s the story I was expecting

[@sashingopaul3111]

Alex Sigmon same.

[@vadrif-draco]

< Top People Who Saved Million Lives > MR Slav

[@LordMichaelRahl]

That's the one I knew of as well.

[@BrandonS101]

Also I'm pretty sure we launched a satellite over the Soviet Union and didn't let them know

[@vladimirlenin9120]

Don’t forget *Stanislav Petrov* He worked for the Oko nuclear early warning system. On the 26th of September, 1983, the system reported that a US nuclear missile had been launched, which was followed up by five more missiles. Petrov followed his gut and decided not to report this. Turn out that a Soviet satellite misinterpreted the suns light reflecting off of clouds to be US missiles. He was praised at first by higher ranking officers but despite the fact that he saved the world from nuclear war, he was fired for disobeying protocols. He received no reward. He died in May 2017 *Stanislav Petrov will not be forgotten*

[@imadeyoureadthis1500]

Comrade Justin Y. Wow they are selfish pigs he saves them and they fire him

[@jongyon7192p]

@@imadeyoureadthis1500 they wanted the nuclear war. you know a lot of people want it just cuz they wanna see the world burn. Or some who profit thunder off of war. and theyre always saying some fucked up shit online like that.

[@KonradTamas]

Yea, probably the best approach would have been, to report a "Potential" threat, that could be further analyzed. Jumping to conclusions without further analysis in general, and especially when the stakes are really, Really High is the worst thing a human being can make. Pushing the "Button" at the first warning is a panicky, brainless reaction. The other extreme to completely ignore the warning in a high risk situation. That`s why he was fired from the army, because in an army you cannot permit units who don`t follow strict orders, even if he saved half of mankind on that day. Thanks Petrov, for not panicking, Cheers!

[@ferbfreeman9239]

He has his own holiday now although only celebrated in niche circles like my own. I always remember to celebrate Petrov day

[@NeetuSingh-gl1ue]

RIP

[@riggs20]

I have to say, this is absolutely terrifying!

[@azaleabread1641]

Ikr

[@Splatoob]

Idk why but I read this in a happy voice

[@Morty143]

Thank you kind sir for saving the world so I could see grandma smile

[@pegeonpera]

His CV be like... *Name* : Vasili Arkhapov *Achievements* : Once saved the world from complete destruction

[@turty7323]

Kaustubh Verma LMAO UNDERRATED COMMENT

[@foximacentauri7891]

Would hire him.

[@thermonuclear5742]

By the way RLR has mistaken. His real last name was Arkhipov.

[@JakeLovesSteak]

@@thermonuclear5742 Actually, his real last name was Архипов.

[@thiagoveloso7610]

@@JakeLovesSteak Архипов translitterated into latin alphabet is Arkhipov

[@cdcoatman]

“A communist country just 90 miles away from Florida” Chill, Florida Man will sort it all out.

[@slimetime1638]

me from florida in l was alive back then l could hav DieD

[@crystalkeeper1063]

Florida man here, I got your back

[@kewlguy]

Lol 😂 I’m also from Florida

[@FairyLightMoons]

They will grab all the potato knives

[@ThePinkstarfashion]

ALbert?

[@utmostkibbles9125]

Also can't forget about Stanislav Petrov, though Vasili's feat is slightly more impressive as not only did they have actual confirmation of projectiles, but he also had the peer pressure to deal with.

[@devilgamer72dg]

This feels like a movie review, it’s hard to think this was a real life thing

[@joshuaholman7813]

"All it takes to change to course of history is the will of a single man"

[@josepalacios6623]

Who ever said videogames cant teach

[@TheFunniBaconMan]

"The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world." - Some interdimensional sex offender

[@SifArtorias]

... so wake up, Mr. Freeman. Wake up and smell the ashes.

[@thebrawlingmemereviewingam7968]

Even if you are a useless child You can still make a difference by finding a rock and using it to destroy a giant reality destroying rock

[@rebel1mastered95]

All it takes is for someone to light the match

[@samuelc8732]

I don;t know if it's that black and white photo doing him justice, but my man Vasili Arkhipov is handsome af.

[@nabielw]

Ah dats hawt, dats hawt.

[@user-pw8kc9le1e]

Tru

[@averagejacobinsubscriber]

There's nothing quite as hot as a a man that saves the world.

[@neljetski1073]

u forgot to say no homo

[@Kadeo-ms6qw]

neljetski , or did he?

[@diontaedaughtry974]

Thank you this was very helpful and informative 👍👍

[@ravenclaw_ramen]

thank you for these amazing videos. these make me smarter and are so interesting. i subscribed. ❤

[@Aresie271]

If Mr Vasili Arkhipov made a different decision, Toyota Corollas wouldn’t exist.

[@tunturimies84]

Yeah, only 4 yrs later them corollas started rolling out of the toyota factory

[@novabusboy7331]

good one fam

[@meinjunge2605]

Nooooo

[@raynagi_5579]

you demon how dare you speak about these apocalyptic series

[@trollfacegaming1111]

So, fortnite wouldn't exist!?!?!? This was a joke

[@MediumDSpeaks]

Even after the apocalypse, Wendover will still post plane videos

[@nithilanamudhan6260]

Looks like Wendover changed to rails now lol

[@taliakellegg5978]

He'll be talking about post Apocalypse junk planes

[@mirzaahmed6589]

@@nithilanamudhan6260 Wendover has been doing train videos for years.

[@tommysmyth1210]

Thank you for this video, I used this for my AP Lang argument essay about decisiveness

[@FreddyImran32]

They should make a holiday on 27 October for remembering this guy he's a legend

[@CoffeeSuccubus]

Arkhapov: yo, let's not end the world comrades. Submarine crew: oh ok

[@jonnathan7908]

Wtf😂😂😂

[@EmanHowells]

Was Chad the crew?

[@Etorate_]

Imagine if the dude got a flat tire while driving to work, and missed the submarine by a few minutes because of it

[@randomperson7673]

@That One Dude I'm kinda curious to know what it's be like.

[@Nick-vi3nz]

Then the world wouldn’t exist

[@jolabo6374]

You Wouldn't exist Neither Me or my friends. 😱🌎

[@joey6417]

The darkest timeline.

[@poopslinger_]

bOnO

[@jamalmorgans2870]

Good vid I love how you told us every fact.

[@robben896]

Most nerve wracking video you really hyped me up wow this must have been scary.

[@just-a-silly-goofy-guy]

The day Tik Tok was created

[@user-mf3vq3yk8u]

Tik tok makes me Kermit suicide

[@XDGamingLP]

kremit the frog unpopular opinion: tiktok is almost as good as vine and is the main source for memes today.

[@doyoueverjust2052]

kremit the frog Tik Tok need to be stoped its a nigthmare

[@CircumCrippledTV]

It was “musically” before.

[@CoffeeSuccubus]

will you fight kermit

[@xxExoticButterzxx]

We really can’t go more than 20 years without almost having a world war

[@arhamrazvi4715]

Swat Gaming nah bruh trump is the problem he is creating war

[@xxExoticButterzxx]

Oh come on I was hoping there’d be no debates in this one

[@doctoremmettlbrown5105]

Trump supporters

[@kafuchino3435]

@@austintoms2400 you assumed them as an american? even if youre right you have no rights to force them out of their own country

[@doctoremmettlbrown5105]

Azzy Dremmurr sup

[@AndreilinhoHoops]

In July 1961, Arkhipov was appointed deputy commander and therefore executive officer of the new Hotel-class ballistic missile submarine K-19.After a few days of conducting exercises off the south-east coast of Greenland, the submarine developed an extreme leak in its reactor coolant system. This leak led to failure of the cooling system. Radio communications were also affected, and the crew was unable to make contact with Moscow. With no backup systems, Captain Nikolai Zateyev ordered the seven members of the engineer crew to come up with a solution to avoid nuclear meltdown. This required the men to work in high radiation levels for extended periods. They eventually came up with a secondary coolant system and were able to prevent a reactor meltdown. Although they were able to save themselves from a nuclear meltdown, the entire crew, including Arkhipov, were irradiated. All members of the engineer crew and their divisional officer died within a month due to the high levels of radiation they were exposed to. Over the course of two years, 15 more sailors died from the after-effects. (Wikipedia) This accident helped him insist to his decision to not agree with the nuclear launch in 1962.

[@ssssSTopmotion]

We need this man for 2021

[@haykg]

The day the world almost ended was the day no one used skillshare

[@RINGSx5]

It was the day people stopped buying Toyota corollas

[@columbinakisser]

Lol

[@jannadrielcervo7753]

@@RINGSx5 Lol! Toyota Corolla wasn't in existence back then.

[@DavidGonzalez-zb3nh]

@@jannadrielcervo7753 woosh

[@stephankhoury4855]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@deadoldacc2010]

Switzerland be like : *VeRy niCE wEatHer TOdaY*

[@rr_gaming4954]

Mmmm yes very nice nuclear winter alright

[@nou7243]

《Hans Jäger》 same up here in Vancouver canada!

[@nou7243]

With a side of radiation and fallout

[@raxu3660]

Even if they got bombed they'd just go into their 1000+ fallout shelters

[@kleropunt277]

Swiss standing on mountain: *Hey Moritz, do you also see that big champignon with white sauce over our border?*

[@chloe_gospinny]

Imagine if that guy had decided by chance to be in a different submarine.. The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world

[@corimoon3360]

Sometimes, being the only person to disagree can help things. Standing alone (especially against peer pressure) is needed. We need more people like that. So many people will be afraid to speak up, and stand against the grain, especially against people they know. But it’s good to voice something different. It’s good to be different sometimes. You might save the world.

[@QueenFondue]

What a beautiful man. Thank you, comrade.

[@snay71]

absolutely

[@OST1350]

Glad that he didn't agree with those two other warpigs. We exist. And it's good that communism is almost dead.

[@Yannakis1999]

Yeah, we have to accept that this guy was handsome.

[@neha-cn4wh]

Aritra Chanda oh shut up

[@taylorryan6043]

Costco

[@duskyracer8800]

If one man (my dad) had made a different decision I wouldn't have existed in the first place so I already knew that.

[@duskyracer8800]

@Why does Google have to ask for my last name ._. So anyone before me

[@alexcandypuff7653]

i was adopted

[@ahmedmehdi757]

theflyingdoge Doge still?

[@hamzahaytham3940]

Iceman Gaming Still same affect

[@anacalle146]

@@alexcandypuff7653thats sad

[@sarah.phillipa854]

imagine almost wiping out the entire world for some power lmao, we must look so stupid to aliens

[@zachduperron8543]

Yeah this sorta part of history was kinda stupid

[@Belugamale8738]

Aliens wouldn't be any different. Look at the time around space before earth created. Black holes eating stars, stars constantly exploding, all of which contributed to a lack of life on other planets, what makes you think aliens wouldn't be prone to conflict & wouldn't be hostile?

[@nathanaelcrowder5442]

Great video!

[@sc_mapping]

his tinder be like: *Name* : Vasili Arkhipov *Hobby* : Save the world *Achievements* : Saving the world

[@crazymaniac7474]

Great man with great looks and achievement!

[@shuxshu]

911 like

[@StaySwaggin]

Tbh this is not something to joke about

[@xenotaction1906]

@@StaySwaggin calm down there. It's just a joke if you don't like it ignore it

[@asaniwater8192]

Flag stealer!!!!!!!!!

[@TheMiels]

we need an international Vasili Arkhipov appreciation day every year on that date

[@utkarsharyan]

Agreed

[@giovanniquargentan6198]

Instead of other dumb shit celebration

[@DailyWireThirdStringer]

And Kennedy too.

[@NoName-gy7yr]

"Kids, if you are good this year, they say that Vasili Arkhipov will leave you presents underneath the cigar box. Creeping out of the water filled bath tub with his submarine, as he tip toes ever so quietly."

[@lhthegamer149]

I agree

[@Hi-ex4gm]

2 minutes of this epic channel can get you ready for a whole exam

[@countD8852]

That transition from history to ad gave me whiplash x.x

[@Blio_]

Imagine they did fire it, _and they realized war hadnt started,_ *_and that they started WWIII_*

[@corylewis4739]

Ww3 just happen

[@XlM._]

DayBreak The Lightwing “Where’s The Giant Mansly?!”

[@blankblank5409]

“Total atomic annihilation”

[@thesaturn6763]

They be like: Oh Sh*t

[@fawazbinijaz916]

How to write in bold text

[@hkplays5176]

The first 3 minutes had me like “black ops 1”

[@noamh6046]

Yea Bay Of Pigs

[@bobstone9833]

FACTS😂😂👌🏼

[@Will-is3od]

Right 😂

[@victorwurtz9388]

H

[@thcarebear7487]

Thats true I-

[@spaceballs2108]

Vasili Arkhapov I thank You for giving me a chance to enjoy and live this world.

[@slusheewolf2143]

I'm into "Trailer" music, like Epic Score, Immediate Music, and X-Ray Dog. I REALLY want to know what song is playing.

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

Don’t forget September 26th, 1983 when one Soviet officer, Petrov, he thought that the U.S. launched thousands of nukes at the USSR, but he trusted his gut and not the Machine. This was days after Reagan called the USSR an “Empire of Evil” So he did not press the nuclear button. Thus saving us from War. The Cuban Missile Crisis was also crazy. Both the Americans and the Soviets were powerful. Can’t imagine what a direct war would be like.

[@bananasstuff3344]

i doubt any of us would know any way even if we were there... we'd probablt be dead before we knew what was happening...

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

bananas stuff true

[@Outwardpd]

A war between the US and USSR would've ended up with defending Europe and the western coastline until the soviets began eating themselves, the USSR had a lot of military might but the US had equal or greater military might and a thriving economy whereas the USSR was mere steps from starvation at all points, Russia still hasn't recovered.

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

D U true, in a conventional war, the USA could have definitely destroyed, eventually, the USSR. Probably been like WW2. The enemy gains all the ground and than is pushed back. It’s likely the Soviet Union would have invaded all of Europe but than America would have pushed them back and they’d probably collapse.

[@DarkestKnightshade]

Yea I was gonna say, don't forget that guy.

[@MK-rr7cg]

USA: Puts missiles in Turkey Soviet Union: ........... Soviet Union: Puts missiles in Cuba USA: *ExCuSe Me WhAt ThE fUcK*

[@maxim7269]

yea ikr that's what i was thinking, fucking USA

[@SirZeck]

Always.

[@DeeJayFM]

@@VincenzoInfi nice stereotype bro

[@mayfinnasuck182]

**laughs in agreement** Another example about how the Americans started something is with the Boston Massacre. They were harassing the soldier... Thing people... Americans: **harrass a soldier** Brits: **don't react** Americans: **harrass a soldier again** Brits: **defend themself** Americans: "Excuse me _what the _*_fuck?_*

[@user-kl8re6vc9u]

Sean Webster Not all people in the USA are like that.

[@klaustoth6982]

thank you, mr arkhapov ! 🤗

[@ariskastrati6661]

Why isnt there a international day for Arkhapov,he literally saved the world from a literal WW3...

[@Thewinner312]

The same is true for Stanislav Petrov who chose not report incoming ICBMs (which turned out to be a false alarm) to his superiors who would have likely ordered a counter-attack

[@cheekybum1513]

I was about to comment that. So many individuals who unwittingly changed history

[@tristanperciful6609]

Yeah, that's what I thought this video would be about.

[@BrendenParker]

He lived anonymously in a non descrript apartment building occasionally accepting greatful guests

[@Pseudynom]

He did report it to his supervisors, but he said it was false alarm. There's an interview with him.

[@vodkainglassofstalinium1221]

Switzerland *Drinking hot chocolate since 1815*

[@pokemoncatch6727]

Yep they hardly ever got involved

[@ksjdbfjdbejeidv65]

Sweden hasn't been in a war since 1814 haha

[@maxeehfps]

@@ksjdbfjdbejeidv65 they are fighting in the northern Mali conflict tho

[@cranker7754]

PNP xmaxd not fighting but supplying I’m pretty sure

[@shan90556]

xdahlforsss they been in a war in 2018 to 2019 pewdiepie vs T series

[@Denny_Dust]

I doubt my comment will be noticed. But I wanted to say that my grandpa was on the destroyer (USS Cony DDE 508) that dropped the dummy depth charges on B-59 submarine. I always read about them being "depth charges", but my grandpa said they were actually hand grenades stuffed inside of toilet paper rolls -- which dissolved and detonated after being wet for so long. The Destroyers guns were aimed at the submarine, but the captain yelled at the crew not to shoot. They gave food, water, supplies to the Russians aboard the submarine. I was able to get the bronze plaque from the USS Cony, which is unique to each navy ship. It was displayed on the bridge of the ship back then, but I gave it to my grandpa.

[@chrisv2994]

crazy that im watching this on oct 27, thank you comrade vasili arkhapov.

[@SeeIHaveFriends]

America: *places missiles within range of the USSR* (edit: should I say in range of majority of their population) USSR: ... USSR: *places missiles in range of the US* America: UNACCEPTABLE!!!!

[@HydroSheep]

Classic America

[@quocthainguyen9288]

Well the us didn’t think the ussr had balls to put them in turkey

[@ishjain49]

@@quocthainguyen9288 there was no point in USSR putting them in Turkey. To strike it you need to be in that range. That's why USSR choose Cuba.

[@berry4724]

you gotta be kidding me if u believe this at all, ofc America is worried about a nuclear threat from a large enemy.

[@xx360rapidz]

@@berry4724 so its fine for the US to place missiles within range of the USSR, but oh lord if someone ever posses a possible threat to America their delicate feeling will erupt.

[@ivorsarvas1600]

That dude really just saved humanity for tik tok to be invented

[@bam68]

Ivor Sarvaš good thing it will get banned

[@Fluctose]

Ivor Sarvaš IKR

[@heisenberggaming6548]

Are you from balkan

[@monkelord5720]

Underrated comment

[@ivorsarvas1600]

@@heisenberggaming6548 yes

[@jeenadjo1238]

Precious lesson to learn: never fall into peer pressure. Always do what you believe in.

[@AlekWheeler]

Vasily Arkhapov, a lad who understood the dangers and consequences of nuclear fallout, radiation and how they can effect humans. As XO aboard K-19 (Hiroshima//the Widowmaker) he was responsible for preventing a nuclear meltdown on the subs reactor, leading to the deaths of the reactor crew a month later. I’m not sure he understood this, but it seems he, unlike many, realized that nuclear bombs don’t kill their victims instantly…it’s an agonizing, retched death that no human deserves to suffer, not even your worst enemy.

[@Can_ix]

They could have figured it out, If they used Skillshare.

[@angelamagano1391]

Britain _Roblox roblox

[@samarthtyagi6941]

Oversimplified 😄

[@dojimasryu]

lmao

[@TheHannaBunch]

Britain _Roblox ROBLOX

[@astronomyfan8145]

Watch the movie "Thirteen Days." You'll really get a feel for how desperate and intense the situation was and how close we actually came to nuclear war.

[@JR-wp2pv]

Thank you for the movie suggestion.i was looking for one

[@geo77sand]

Yep, saw it already. Very scary though because it was a true story.

[@stevethea5250]

IM ALREADY DECENSIUTIZED TO NUCLEAR WAR

[@Cc75757]

Here we go again.

[@Hafeeee79364]

😂

[@cobbFNC]

I was told about this at school a few weeks ago. The USSR vs the USA cold War is interesting to learn about

[@ZyliceLiddell]

Hopefully it won’t turn ‘hot’ later this year..

[@dylanlavina2233]

He saved our lives before we were even born, including our parents’ lives

[@libyan521]

My dad was born in 1957 if the nuclear war happened I will not even have a dad

[@dylanlavina2233]

But wouldn’t that also mean that there will be no you either?

[@Ash12094]

Relatives*

[@Memesdotcom]

A true legend.

[@fizzylizard2834]

He saved my Grandma!

[@notsofunny_]

America : places missiles in range of USSR USSR : places missiles in range of America America : **surprised Pikachu face**

[@liljay2326]

I know this is a joke but USSR was the one that threatened Europe first

[@notsofunny_]

@@liljay2326 naah that diplomacy was complicated ... US literally formed an alliance with the whole western world to counterweight USSR (NATO) so Russia was supposed be hostile towards it like how it is towards USA

[@liljay2326]

@Daybot Yeah

[@hapemokenela7388]

@@liljay2326 Actually, No. It was the west that initiated the cold war.

[@memecliparchives2254]

@@hapemokenela7388 Well had Stalin not stuck on establishing the Eastern Block that they oppressed for decades in the name of communism, just left Iran as part of the treaty, did not instigate North Korea to start the Korean War and just be a damn decent leader to the USSR, then none of the Cold War would have happened.

[@matthewweitzner8956]

"Couldn't hit the United States from anywhere in the Soviet Union" Alaska: Am I a joke to you?

[@ugoewulonu4936]

Thank you Vasili Arkhipov!

[@uvbe]

US: Puts nuclear missiles in the borders of the USSR USSR: Puts nuclear missiles on Cuba US: *Surprised Pikachu*

[@skyreaper7887]

@ScarletDespair what....... Wha...... Wtf is wrong with you?

[@dkiller6060]

sky reaper why you asking that? What’s wrong with his statement?

[@kyanward9065]

@ScarletDespair the US who are responsible for the deaths of millions upon millions of innocent people? Yeah they're real angels ain't they. Not defending the USSR at all lmao but the USA and the USSR are as bad as each other on a global scale

[@peari8676]

@ScarletDespair YANKEE ALERT

[@arturgrigorjan3777]

Never liked USSR either, but US did use nuclear weapons twice and somehow nobody nowadays accuses them of doing so, unlike Germany, which till this day feels guilt for what the known mustache guy did over 70 years ago....double standards?

[@SpotTheDot]

Imagine being that dudes grandson or great grandson. You could flex and be like “My grandpa/great grandpa saved the entire world by saying no”.

[@maevixie7041]

People would be like "oH yEaH aNd ThEn EvErYoNe ClApPeDd!!! fAkE sToRy!!!!"

[@rtixboi4193]

@@maevixie7041 because everyone would be super jealous

[@TrickyTrickyFox]

@@maevixie7041 and then the salty child grows up and starts WW3. Morale? Children are evil.

[@Memesdotcom]

@@TrickyTrickyFox Lol

[@GeorgeFrederick5]

They prob be so proud of that

[@CatCraft_-gl7ky]

5:41 I've heard this before and every time I think about it I think how much different the world would be.

[@Agent44996]

My friend was telling me about this but I didn't get it but then I saw this in my recommendations and I sure have learnt a lot

[@wog6523]

We deserve a week long holiday for this lad

[@spirit.999]

ay 6ix9ine fan?

[@monkelord5720]

@@spirit.999 nah..maybe a meme

[@monkelord5720]

An yes we do

[@spirit.999]

@@monkelord5720 Sadly your probably right I like his music, but none of my friends do, but I guess its just personal preference

[@joelcomer]

I just read this with the most British accent imaginable

[@TTVArgusGuy]

Kinda crazy to think war could break out by the push of a button

[@gefitrop3496]

It broke out, I think you mean it could turn hot

[@rydemk4168]

That pfp is a literal abomination

[@AshanBhatoa]

@Eco Fascist You took his comment literally. He meant that Nuclear War is so potentially possible. Especially in a an age of tensios between Nuclear Powers

[@Even_04]

@@AshanBhatoa and you didn't understand both comments

[@dustinh1583]

The fact that the entire world could end from one decision is super concerning.

[@a8-bit_gamer801]

Man we need him now

[@KyloBarley]

Most hero’s in movies fight a super bad guy to save the world but this hero just said “no”

[@shuvva-1960]

The day our grandparents nearly became the main characters of fallout 4

[@randomperson7673]

Would that make us character s of first fallout.

[@Messier-gq9yl]

LMAO

[@govinlock8568]

Yep

[@Tlmmy924]

"My grandpa fought in WWI" "Oh really. Mine is over 100 years old" " *mine saved the world* "

[@MoAhmed75]

If a grandpa fought in world war 1, wouldn’t they be over 100 years old lol

[@frigidszn7510]

@@MoAhmed75 no he would be die there are no living world war 1 records

[@joemamaobama6863]

@@ObeseGorilla229 there r no living ww1 vets

[@aslightidiot]

@@MoAhmed75 They would. The end of ww1 was 103 years ago. However, unless you're talking about them being dead now, absolutely

[@codingwithk5725]

@@joemamaobama6863 there are but they are about to become extinct

[@WinVisten]

THANK YOU, VASILI! He deserves a global, international holiday. HE SAVED THE FUCKING WORLD!

[@Lamajmassar]

bro this is so true

[@jpsned]

I was only three when this was going on but I remember my Dad saying it definitely was a scary time. ❤️

[@castsmith6783]

the world almost *DID AN OOPSIE*

[@FlyLeah]

Cringe.

[@deebunny178]

Lmao

[@explosiongames11]

Im poppy gloria

[@tomgloodt8690]

Thanks Arkhapov, very cool

[@demo6954]

@@FlyLeah no u

[@Danjoker.]

In other words, we would all be drinking Nuka Cola if that had happened

[@vifcole]

Instead of putting small amounts of cocaine in Coca-Cola, they would be using Plutonium

[@Ethorbit]

@GamesTricker xD

[@justinowens2077]

Nah, we’d be using Military Grade Ammo as currency

[@AgitpropPsyop]

Watching these videos is terrible for my mental health… I can’t stop… I really don’t understand why these issues can’t be solved diplomatically.

[@jack3868]

Vasili Arkhipov literally saved the world, yet I never heard of him until just now. He's not got the recognition he deserves.

[@ItsTheMunz]

I make this decision everyday when I hold in my farts out in public.

[@oakley514]

This is the comment I needed.

[@HLLBI]

Lol

[@abraxas2]

Not the hero we wanted but the hero we need

[@shaigaanhakeem385]

I won’t like bcs it’s 169.

[@walidfakhfakh3660]

@@oakley514 shut up

[@linoderos5771]

They need to make a movie out of this. Unbelievable.

[@NorthSudan]

I would disagree when he said nobody cared about the date. It was an obvious and well enough known contender for a movie and so they already did make one. In 2000.

[@arianas0714]

@@NorthSudan Really? That's cool

[@AN-ht2bh]

@@NorthSudan which is ?

[@mikesosa4127]

They actually did make a movie about it I don’t remember what it’s called but we watched it last year in my US history class it’s really good I would recommend it

[@mayamanign]

13 Days millennial dumb dumb.

[@AyeAshh]

Thank you sir

[@Brandonian]

The background music in this video made this video even more intense! Thanks Vasili for saving the world, you beautiful Soviet trooper!

[@b2as302]

I dont think its the closest Theres another closest where the Soviet Defense system got a warning of 4 unknown object (soviet though it was nukes from USA) heading to Moscow,they almost used nukes,but then a guy inside the team decided not to and later they discover its their technical problem Edit:Why theres so many comments,thats the most comments i ever experienced

[@uvbe]

The only way to win is not to play

[@jannadrielcervo7753]

I believe there are four cases when the world almost ended during the Cold War. But the closest still is the Cuban Missile Crisis. Two of the cases are in Cuba. There's another perspective to it, not just the crew onboard the submarine.

[@csmith9684]

Yea and the guy that didn't *push the button* was fired for not doing his job! lol unbelievable. The false alarm was something to-do about the atmosphere and suns heat i believe.

[@y33t23]

Or that one time where a Soviet submarine decided to fire a nuclear missile just because the crew wanted to, but when they fired it a hatch didn't open properly and the sub exploded.

༺†HK123agario†༻ YT Yeah I thought it was going to be this one.

[@ezraclark7904]

“The most important date in human history that no one really knows about.” I disagree that no one knows about it.

[@zachwaksmonski]

Yeah, most people have at least heard of the Cuban missile crisis

[@arianas0714]

@@zachwaksmonski yeah, but they most likely don't know about that incident mentioned in the video

[@jacklingler1222]

i call all ray's fake this is anything but an original video before I watched this I already knew it was gonna be on this

[@NoobsterxD]

Yeah, they teach this at school

[@aniruddhxie2k215]

In every online argument I am just gonna say that "You should thank this guy first"

[@swadeshicreator9717]

we must give him a great respect.

[@jnljnl345]

Toyota Corollas would have never been invented. Imagine.

[@wandaperi]

Normie

[@lsd-rickb-1728]

Look at this Normie

[@p3ter408]

Reeeee

[@GamingCentralONYT]

Toyota is a Japanese company

[@emiliesavard7373]

No initial D😕

[@yes_I_am_a_channel]

"This Was the Day the World Almost Ended" 2020: My turn.

[@wilderduran5431]

No. 2021: My second coming will be legendary!

[@akurayama143]

😂

[@davitisahakyan48]

Wilder Duran nooo

[@altonchung1260]

*gru voice* ok, my turn

[@MrRobjs83]

"Too soon" took on a whole new meaning

[@AchillesofAchilles]

Thank you

[@nomiguda]

I loved learning about the Cuban Missile Crisis in high school. So many people are unaware of the history of the cold war, which is silly of them as we face it's re-emergence.

[@dhilan8788]

1500:War 1600:War 1700:War 1800:War 1900:War 2019:Memes

[@killerindustries49]

dat man aboard the submarine made the right call

[@abeke5523]

that's right make memes, not war

[@Brian.Martin]

2019 a Trump caused war against Canada ..canada strikes back with unknown Alien technology and destroys 100% of all grid technology in the USA 29mins after canada fights back USA surrenders as trump tries to blame Obama for his pathetic failure

[@trentdavis404]

1913 war

[@VLKYRI]

Meme war

[@ErnestJay88]

Soviet literally saved the world, TWICE First, 1967 Vasily Arkhapov decided to not deploy a nuclear torpedo towards US Navy. Second, 1983 Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov commander of Russian strategic rocket forces decided to not calling USSR general secretary because he insist that all of those launches are just false alarm. Both men deserve a medal and free Toyota Corolla

[@killoalvarez8721]

Ernest Jay Love ur profile pic

[@sanchit2815]

Also in WW2

[@joacoseoane]

lmao they didnt save anything, they just decided not to destroy the world

[@benmarley3086]

Joaco Seo which basically means saving the world

[@h1.w590]

Товарищ yeah but it’s not the most noble thing, like the original comment is suggesting , it’s just not going through with your nuclear annihilation edit:spelling

[@gamerkris4384]

We gotta have a holiday for this man

[@basedmuslim12345]

The whole world should have a public holiday for it