”Playing Cold War chess against Russian nuclear submarines”, with Ret. Navy CDR Mike ”Chippy” Quinlan

Chess is a game of thinking, of maneuvering, and of planning. When someone wins, both players go home. Well, what if you were playing chess against Russian Nuclear Submarines at the heart of the Cold War. What if your job, was to sink a Russian nuclear sub if the situation called for it? Could you do it, could you launch that torpedo, could you handle the stress of potentially having your finger on the WWIII start button? On today’s episode I welcome Ret. Navy CDR Mike “Chippy” Quinlan. A 27 year veteran who actually lived the “Hunt for Red October”. We talk about his enlisted days tracking Iranian subs during the Iran hostage crisis, and his time as a P-3 AC commander playing chess against Russian nuclear subs, as well as a brief story on potentially the best port call in Naval history. Enjoy!