It was a part of the nuclear arms race, not just the number of available warheads and the delivry systems, but also the time factor. Time from launch detection to detonation had become a critical factor in strategic planning. The U-2 incident with the Soviets had broken off talks on weapons limitations. The botched CIA backed Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba had increased US-Cuban tension, Castro declared Cuba as a Socialist state and aligned itself with the USSR. The balance of power would be shifted greatly if missiles were placed in Cuba where US cities were only 16 minutes away from nuclear destruction. The USSR had a missile advantage. The US had a two to one warhead advantage, Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles in Turkey and the big advantage of Submarine Launched Ballistic Missles. The US wanted to maintain its advantage.
the missile crisis is ..... erm ..... i don't no *runs away crying*
The Cuban missile crisis started on October 16, 1962
The missile crisis
Soviets were establishing nuclear missile sites in Cuba.
President Kennedy is credited with resolving the Cuban Missile Crisis.President John F. Kennedy
The country that faced the missile crisis was the United States.
The Cuban missile crisis started on October 16, 1962
The missile crisis
Soviets were establishing nuclear missile sites in Cuba.
Cuban missile crisis, because it almost killed us.
President Kennedy is credited with resolving the Cuban Missile Crisis.President John F. Kennedy
the U.S.
No. The "documentary" was parodying the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.
The country that faced the missile crisis was the United States.
No, no one "fought" in the Cuban missile crisis. He was an Assistant Secretary of State at the time.
The Cuban Missle Crisis was done in 1984
John F Kennedy was the president of the US at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Cuban Missile Crisis