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It was a threat:
Many American people and Ex-Comm supported the idea of an air-strike on Cuba in order to destroy the missile (this would have very likely resulted in some sort of Soviet retaliation, perhaps in Berlin, which may have escalated.
U-2 spy plane shot down over Cuba which could have led to war had Kennedy not chosen to ignore it.
Kruschev initially refused to observe the blockade and let his 20 ships and submarines continue to approach the blockade before only deciding to pull out very late (10.32 Wednesday 24th October)
The whole crisis was based around a problem involving nuclear missiles, this meant that it was even more likely that the result would involve them
It wasn't a threat:
Neither Kruschev nor Kennedy wanted a nuclear war and so would both strive very hard to avoid it
The actual consequence did not lead to any problems with world peace (in fact made it better due to introduction of hot-line between Kremlin and White House etc.)
this implies that it wasn't threatening.
Kennedy's brother was greatly against the idea of war and as he was a great influence on John kennedy, this greatly decreased the chances of Kennedy making a rash decision towards the crisis.
Kennedy was very young/new to presidency, and it would have been an incredibly bold decision for him to start a war.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 9y agoAt the time of the Cuban missile crises, the world was still frozen in the cold war. Having Soviet missiles in Cuba was judged to be a serious threat to the US. If the crisis was not solved diplomatically, their was a chance of armed conflict. Based on the two major cold war pacts, NATO and the Warsaw Pact, nations were obliged to support one another in times of war or near war. Armed conflict would have brought many other nations into the dispute. Looking back the chance of a nuclear war was slim, however a "conventional war was possible and it would have been a WW 3.
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What was the greater threat to world peace Hungarian Revolt or Cuban Missiles crisis?
Cuban Missile crisis.
Why didn't the Cuban missile crisis end in world war 3?
There was no world war 3
What was the crisis in Cuban missile crisis?
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a conflict primarily between the United States and the Soviet Union. This crisis was brought on after the Soviets placed nuclear missiles in Cuba, which is very close to the United States. This is considered a crisis because the missiles placed in Cuba were dangerous since they could have easily been launched at the United States, hence starting the world's first nuclear war.
How the Cuban missile crisis affected us?
the Cuban missile crisis affected us by the penis accidentaly getting out of control and producing to much for America to handle...this was almost as big of a tragedy as world war 2.
What the Cuban missile crisis?
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a conflict primarily between the United States and the Soviet Union. This crisis was brought on after the Soviets placed nuclear missiles in Cuba, which is very close to the United States. This is considered a crisis because the missiles placed in Cuba were dangerous since they could have easily been launched at the United States, hence starting the world's first nuclear war.
What event was the closest the world had ever been to a second nuclear war?
The Cuban Missile Crisis.
What impact did the Cuban missile crisis have?
It raised respect for the US in the eyes of the world. And lowered it for the Soviets.
How did the Cuban missile crisis affect relations between the US and the USSR?
the Cuban Missile Crisis affected Cuba because after the U.S. blockaded Cuba and prevented Cuba from receiving or giving trade goods, the economy dwindled until it got to the point that Cuba couldn't afford launching the missile that the soviet union gave them.
How did the Cuban Missile Crisis or the Bay of Pigs affect Australia's uranium trading with the rest of the world?
Not probable
What were some of the world news during the 1960's?
The first Space walk Cuban Missile crisis
Why was the Cuban missile crisis such a crisis?
The USA and USSR had enough missiles to destroy the world over and over. It was the closest the world has ever come to World War Three!
Why was the Cuban missile Crisis considered a world conflict?
Because the Soviets offered economic and military aid to Cuba
