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The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 was probably the nearest the Cold War came to breaking into an all-out nuclear war between America and the Soviet Union. Nuclear missile bases in Cuba posed a...
On 14 October 1962, an American spy plane flying over Cuba took pictures that showed the construction of Soviet missile launch sites. Experts estimated that they would be ready to fire in seven...
This article synthesizes the views of the participants and scholars on the causes, responses, and consequences of the Cuban missile crisis in 1962. It examines the conflicting interpretations of the Soviet motives, the American options, and the Kennedy leadership during the nuclear confrontation.
Definition. The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day confrontation in 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba. This event was a pivotal moment in the Cold War and a test of presidential leadership and foreign policy decision-making.
The other explanation questions the very premise that the Cuban missile crisis was an outright US victory. The Americans had three options: a “shoot-out” (bomb the missile sites); a “squeeze out” (blockade Cuba to convince the Soviets to withdraw the missiles); and a “buyout” (give the Soviets something they want). ...
The Cuban Missile Crisis was probably the hot spot in the Cold War. For 13 days in October 1962 the world appeared to stand on the brink of nuclear war.
Asking “Why doesn't Cuba count in the Cuban missile crisis?” and “What happens when the Cuban subaltern speaks?” draws attention to the micro-practices through which Cuba's marginal status is reproduced in IR scholarship.