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The Spy Who Saved The World—Then Tried To Destroy It

Meet the Russian spy who saved the world from disaster during the Cuban Missile Crisis—and then almost provoked the West into launching a preemptive nuclear attack.

Jeremy Duns

Published Nov. 3 2013 5:45AM EST

articles/2013/11/03/the-spy-who-saved-the-world-then-tried-to-destroy-it/131101-dunn-spy-tease_f3im2m — AP

Jeremy Duns

Jeremy Duns

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