The American Public were scared. How would you feel if there were about 42 nuclear missiles pointed towards the U.S., ready to be launched at any moment right now? I know I'd be scared.
The United States further extended its containment policy in Latin America
The US withdrew missiles from Turkey.
Turkey.
The Cuban missile crisis was resolved by the USSR agreeing to remove its missiles from Cuba and the United States agreeing to remove its missiles from Turkey.
The missiles could strike US cities from Cuba, which is less than 100 miles away.
The US withdrew missiles from Turkey.
The United States further extended its containment policy in Latin America
The US withdrew missiles from Turkey.
The US withdrew missiles from Turkey.
Turkey.
The Cuban missile crisis was resolved by the USSR agreeing to remove its missiles from Cuba and the United States agreeing to remove its missiles from Turkey.
The missiles could strike US cities from Cuba, which is less than 100 miles away.
President Kennedy sent US warships to blockade Cuba and prevent Soviet ships from delivering more nuclear materials to Cuba. This led to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
The Cuban missile crises was caused by the Soviet Union, who was allied with Cuba. The Soviet Union dispatched missiles to Cuba to strike the U.S. mainland and deal a crippling blow to the U.S. military and morale.
Because Russia's missiles in Cuba were WAY too close to the USA
This did not come about because of any "war", but due to the confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union called the CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS. The US agitation over the missiles in Cuba was matched by Soviet agitation over the missiles in Turkey and the Soviets agreed that they would withdraw their weapons from Cuba if the US did similarly in Turkey.
This was a 13-day confrontation in October 1962 . The Soviets were shipping large missiles to Cuba,and the US objected to this.