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Why did Russia put missiles in Cuba?
Russia sent missiles to Cuba because Cuba was already in a conflict where the U.S had attempted to assassinate Fidel Castro. Russia took advantage of Fidel's anger and sent the missiles to Cuba in which Cuba threatened to use them against the U.S
Where did the soviet union put missiles aimed at the us?
Cuba
What was it called when the missiles were put in cuba?
it was called the Cold War
What country did the US and soviet union had a dangerous standoff over the presence of soviet missiles?
Cuba. The reason the USSR put missiles there was to get rid of the U.S. Jupiter missiles in Turkey. Both were removed.
Who put nuclear missiles in Cuba which were aimed at the US?
Nikita Kruchev
Why did Cuba aim missiles at the US?
Russia placed missiles in Cuba during the cold war to provide counter attack if the USA. made a attack. The missiles were eventually moved out of Cuba when JFK won a debate between Fidel Castro, JFK, and Nikita Khrushchev.because the U.S. already has missiles in turkeyThe Soviet missiles were located in Cuba, because it was close enough to the Soviet enemy(US), and Fidel Castro was willing to put the missiles in his country.
Placing missiles in cuba during the Cuban missile crisis?
Krushchev the Russian leader at the time put long-range missiles in Cuba, which sparked the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Did Stalin put nuclear missiles in Cuba?
No. Stalin had died a decade earlier.
Cuba missiles how did us react?
The United States, under JFK, ordered the Soviet Union, who first put them there, to take them out immediately. They then prepared for an Army invasion of Cuba in case they had to take the missiles out by force. When a blockade by the United States was put into action to prevent more missiles coming into Cuba, the Soviet Union took the missiles back as long as the United States agreed to have nothing ever to do with Cuba. This is why all relations to Cuba were cut off by the United States.
How did the missiles get to Cuba for Cuban missile crisis?
Arrived in parts via boat from Russia. Officials in Cuba put it together.
What happened on the last day of Cuban missiles crisis?
Nikita Khushchev agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba and ordered the Russian ships home. The USA promised not to put missiles in Turkey near the Soviet border and promised not to attack Cuba.
Why were the missils sent to Cuba?
The USA had missile bases in Turkey which were pointing directly at the USSR so the USSR put missiles on Cuba so that they were pointing directly at the USA. So therefore if the USA ordered the missiles in Turkey to attack the USSR, then the USSR could just straight away order the missiles in Cuba to attack the USA.
