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By: Austin Walker

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The United States

The Soviet Union

Cuba

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The Soviet Union secretly installed nuclear missiles in Cuba

U.S planes discovered the missiles being built

13 tense days of negotiation the Soviet Union

The U.S. promised not to invade Cuba and secretly agreed to remove U.S. missiles from Turkey

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Cuba

Atlantic Ocean

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October 16th- 28th, 1962

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The Soviets wanted to counter the US Nuclear weapons

Cuba wanted Protection

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The Soviet Union agreed to remove missiles from Cuba

U.S. agreed not to invade Cuba

Crisis seen as a U.S win

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U.S removed missiles from Turkey

Hotline set up for faster communication between US and the Soviet Union

Both sides realized the danger of nuclear war

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Cold War tension stayed high

World saw how serious nuclear war could be

Led to the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

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Kennedy's leadership boosted confidence

U.S military increased defense focus

Public more aware of nuclear threat

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It showed how smart decisions can stop war

It was scary how close we came to disaster

I think it's a key Cold War moment to learn from

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1. U.S. Department of State – Office of the Historian:
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/cuban-missile-crisis

2. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library:
https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/cuban-missile-crisis

3. Encyclopaedia Britannica – “Cuban Missile Crisis”:
https://www.britannica.com/event/Cuban-missile-crisis

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1. American University – “55 Years Later: Lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis”:
https://www.american.edu/sis/news/20171103-55-years-later-lessons-of-the-cuban-missile-crisis.cfm

2. Smithsonian Magazine – “Learning from the Missile Crisis”:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/learning-from-the-missile-crisis-68901679/

3. Students of History – “The Cuban Missile Crisis”:
https://www.studentsofhistory.com/the-cuban-missile-crisis

4. Atlantic Council – “Lessons from the Cuban Missile Crisis: Putin is No Khrushchev”:
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/lessons-from-the-cuban-missile-crisis-putin-is-no-khrushchev/

5. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists – “Sixty Years After the Cuban Missile Crisis”:
https://thebulletin.org/2022/10/sixty-years-after-the-cuban-missile-crisis-how-to-face-a-new-era-of-global-catastrophic-risks/