When did the US and the Soviet Union come very close to nuclear war?

Answer 1

the fact that they both had nukes, and both thought that the other would bomb them, and also the "race to space" increased tension because they both wanted to get there first, and because if you have a rocket that can reach space, then it can, by default, cross continents-so both the USA and the soviets were scared that the other would use their space technology to nuke them

Answer 2

During the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. The Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev gave military support to the Castro Regime in Cuba. The Soviets supplied them with various sorts of armament, including I.R.B.M.s.

With the majority of the continental U.S. in striking distance of a nuclear attack, President Kennedy approved of a navel blockade of further Soviet shipments to Cuba. For the next six days, the world stood on the fringe of WW3. During this time, Kennedy and Khrushchev rigorously negotiated and eventually came to an agreement.

The Soviets agreed to dissmantle missile silos and return the nukes to Russia and the U.S. agreed to remove American nuclear silos in Turkey.

Answer 3

The Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962 was probably the time where they were at a brink of a nuclear war. If President Kennedy called for air strikes on Cuba to remove the missiles, it most likely would escalate into a war.

Answer 4

During the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962; the USA found out that the Russians (Soviets) were sending missiles (via naval ships) that could carry atomic warheads to Cuba. The USA had a naval blockade of Cuba, so that Russian ships could not reach Cuba. During the brief period, a USA spy plane was shot down over Cuba and the pilot killed. The Russians agreed not to build nuclear missiles in Cuba, and the USA agreed to dismantle their nuclear missiles in Turkey.

Answer 5

Cuban missile crisis.

Answer 6

Cuban missile crisis

Answer 7

Cuba in 1962.