What was the Cuban Missile Crisis? and please explain thoroughly and detailed please.?

Answer 1

In October of 1962, the Soviet Union, with the cooperation of Fidel Castro, set up missles on the island of Cuba that were aimed at startegic U.S. targets. After several rounds of letter writing between President John Kennedy and Premier Nikita Kruschev, Kennedy ordered a naval blockcade of Cuba that was to stop all Soviet ships headed for the island. During one notable standoff, the Soviets were orderd to back away and the missles were dismantled and taken back to the Soviet Union. This was a very real threat, involving very real weapons of mass destruction. The standoff and subsequent back off of the Soviet Union probably was responsible for the ousting of Kruschev and the slow but steady normalizing of relations between the U.S. and what is now Russia.

Answer 2

Cuba was aligned with the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union was going to place nuclear missiles in Cuba and was sending them over in ships.

The American government had to figure out how to stop the Soviets from installing the missiles without causing a war. They got very close to the brink before Kruschev decided to back down and recall the ships carrying the missiles.

Answer 3

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In summary, the Russians had put missiles in Cuba. Our intelligence showed them being installed on land and we could see them on board USSR ships being delivered to Cuba.
President Kennedy issued an ultimatum to either get the missiles out or stand the Chance of starting WW III.
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