16 oct 1962 año - Cuban Missile Crisis

Descripción:

Tensions were high between US and USSR

-US got news that USSR had missiles in Cuba (USSR did not know that US knew)

-US tried to let USSR know that setting off missiles would lead to grave consequences, but without letting them know they knew

-US told their people, and JFK told previous presidents about their situation

-tensions continued to rise as US told USSR to stop sending over ships

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