oct 16, 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis
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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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