oct 16, 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis

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This was a thirteen day confrontation between the Soviet Union and the US concerning a American ballistic missile deployment In Italy and Turkey and concerning a Soviets ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. This is one of the most scariest events the happened during the Cold War and could've led to an all out Nuclear War.

Related Concepts
Deterrence, both countries threatening eachother through violence.
MAD, if one of them set of a nuclear bomb the other would have and that would have led to complete destruction and a nuclear winter.

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