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oct 1, 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis

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President Kennedy agreed for the Soviets to start construction of launching facilities for nuclear weapons, without knowing the Soviets actual plan; finish construction quietly and get missiles in place before the U.S. could do anything about it.

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Date:

oct 1, 1962
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~ 63 years ago