On 27 October 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, a group of eleven United States Navy destroyers and the aircraft carrier USS Randolph located the diesel-powered nuclear-armed Soviet Foxtrot-class submarine B-59 near Cuba.uring the Cuban Missile Crisis, he prevented the launch of a nuclear torpedo and thereby prevented a nuclear war. Thomas Blanton (then director of the National Security Archive) said in 2002 that a guy called Vasili Arkhipov saved the world.
Use nice, even strokes, taking the jack handle from its lowest point to its highest point on each stroke to cut down on the labor involved. Place the jack stands under the vehicle, near where the jack is touching it. Raise the stands until theyâre high enough to just fit under, and lock them in place.
Be sure to always use a minimum of two jack-stands when raising the front or rear of a vehicle-that is to say that you should never have a vehicle tilted up only on one corner as though you are installing the emergency spare tire.f you can not find a nearly level work area, do not attempt to jack the vehicle up! [click for larger image] figure 1 [click for larger image] figure 2 Once your safe jacking position is secured, move the vehicle into position.