27 oct. 1962 - U2 spy plane incident

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- Soviet troops were ordered by Moscow to not use the missiles without permission
- However, when a Soviet commander spot down an American U-2 plane, both leaders were concerned about the lack of direct control over their military leaders
- Now both leaders wanted to reach an agreement as fast as possible

Also,
A US warship dropped non lethal depth charges on a nuclear armed submarine B-59. Soviet officers could not communicate as they were too deep, they thought war had begun. 2 officers authorised the use of nuclear topedos, but 1 was against it, so it was not used.

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