In this episode of the Learning to Die podcast we discuss the man that may be responsible for our lives today (Vasili Arkhipov) and how we have sidestepped a nuclear war.
- Items we discuss in the episode Sting – Russians (Official Music Video)
- The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity https://www.amazon.co.uk/Precipice-Existential-Risk-Future-Humanity/dp/0316484911
- Indian/Pakistan border closing India Pakistan Wagah Attari Border Closing Ceremony (By Sanjeev Bhaskar – The Longest Road).
- The Future of Life Institute https://futureoflife.org/
- The Korean War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
- Cuban Missile crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis
- Vasili Arkhipov Vasili Arkhipov, 2017 Future of Life Award winner for averting nuclear war
The YouTube version of this episode has a video and some slides.
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