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October 1962 witnessed a nail-biting
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confrontation between the two
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superpowers the US and the Soviet Union
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putting the world on the brink of
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warfare Soviet missiles stationed just
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90 miles from the US Shores in Cuba
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threatened America's national
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security on October 22 President Kennedy
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informed the Nation about the imminent
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threat announcing a naval blockade
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around Cuba emphasizing America's
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Readiness for military
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action but how did Cuba under fidal
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Castro leadership become the epicenter
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of this crisis Cuba's allegiance to the
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Soviet Union and its increasing
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dependence on Soviet military and
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economic aid played pivotal roles this
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Alliance took place against the backdrop
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of the Cold War a series of intense
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political and economic tussles between
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Soviets the crisis intensified when an
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American youu spy plane piloted by Major
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Richard Heiser captured images of a
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Soviet ss4 missile under assembly in
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Cuba the alarming Discovery led
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President Kennedy to assemble his
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executive committee or excom which
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grappled with the Situation's escalating
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intensity the core concern these
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missiles had the capability to strike
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major US cities in minutes kev's motive
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behind sending this missiles was to
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balance the nuclear power equation
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especially when US missile in Western
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Europe and turkey threatened the
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Soviets tensions between the US and Cuba
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had been high especially after the US
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invasion both Castro and kosev Fe this
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missiles as a deterrent against further
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interventions Canada's decisive action
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led to a US Naval blockade around Cuba
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his Public Announcement left the world
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holding its breath with fears of nuclear
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escalating the situation reached a
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boiling point on October 24 as Soviet
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ships approached the US Blockhead with
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any Bridge potentially sparking
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confrontation but in a dramatic turn the
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ships halted providing a glimmer of
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hope yet the crisis were far from
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over an American Recon plane was shut
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down over Cuba escalating tensions and
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pushing both Nations closer to the brink
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of War ultimately a catastrophic
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conflict was averted when the US and the
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Soviets reached a historic agreement the
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Soviets would with withdraw their
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missiles from Cuba and the US in a
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secret pact agreed to pull its missiles
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from turkey and pledged not to invade
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Cuba the Cuban Missile Crisis serves as
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a stark reminder of how diplomatic
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strategy strong leadership and the
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ability to compromise can prevent Global
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disasters even in the face of extreme