Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis is the closest that the world has ever come, and hopefully ever will come to nuclear war. It took place in the midst of the Cold War between the United States and the USSR. During this time, the United States had stationed missiles in Turkey, very close to the Soviet Union, making Khrushchev and his associates extremely nervous. Fidel Castro, dictator of Cuba, was nervous as well. Previously, the United States had attempted an invasion of Cuba, using the Cuban refugees that had fled to America. This was known as the Bay of Pigs, and Castro was worried that the United States would try it again, and perhaps be more successful the next time around. All of this prompted the Cuban leader to ask the Soviets for help. The United States was wary of something fishy going on in Cuba. Starting in July, the Soviets had begun shipping an abundance of military items and personnel to Cuba. Overall, 85 ships were known of. The supplies included tanks, self-propelled guns and the infamous SAMs (surface-to-air missiles). It was also estimated that Cuba had, in their possession, about 60 early model MIG aircraft and anywhere from 25 to 30 modern MIG aircraft. The modern MIGs were cap
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