The nuclear close calls, rogue commanders and split-second decisions that nearly resulted in nuclear armageddon… In this episode, Dan breaks down the edge-of-your-seat crisis that almost triggered Doomsday, and explains how individual heroism and blind luck saved humanity from extinction. Produced by Mariana Des Forges, James Hickmann and McKenna Fernandez, edited by Natasha Hughes & the channel manager is Vilde Øksnes. You can find more Dan Snow's History Hit on the audio podcast here: https://podfollow.com/dan-snows-history-hit/view Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://bit.ly/4iTFm3x. All music from Epidemic Sounds. History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™ #DanSnowsHistoryHit #HistoryPodcast #