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Cuba is only 90 miles from Florida, so to have soviet missiles that close to American shores was very dangerous. Castro was working with the Russians in 1963 and was very much a militarist as well as aggressive in his policies. He had just gained power in the late 50's and early 60's and could have/would have used the missiles with the blessing of the Russians.
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When Soviet Union withdrew missiles from Cuba and US withdrew missiles from?
Turkey
Where did the soviet union put missiles aimed at the us?
Cuba
What Should the US do in response to the Soviet build up of missiles in Cuba?
That was in 1962 and the US acted correctly in stopping ships carrying missiles to Cuba.
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.
When the Cuban Missile Crisis was resolved The Soviet Union withdrew missiles from Cuba and the US withdrew missiles for where?
The US withdrew missiles from Turkey.
When the Cuban missile crisis was resolved the soviet union withdrew missiles from Cuba and the US withdrew missiles from?
The US withdrew missiles from Turkey.
What options did the US have to counter the soviets to build up missiles in Cuba?
They advised the Soviet Union that an attack on the US from Cuba would be considered as an attack by the Soviet Union- and response would be to the Soviet union, not just to Cuba. The US also implemented a blockade of shipping going to Cuba- no ship carrying missiles would be allowed to go TO Cuba.
How did the US react to the missiles in cuba?
Kennedy responded to Soviet missiles in Cuba by a naval quarantine of Cuba to prevent the shipment of new missiles coupled with nuclear threat. When soviet ships carrying missiles were near to Cuba, the were stopped by American ships and ordered to turn back. No one in the US knew what the Soviets might do, but they turned back peacefully.There have already been tensions between Cuba and the US ever since Castro came to power in the late 1950s. Cuba became communist and began negotiations with the Soviet Union (The US's enemy during the Cold War). The Soviet Union wanted to counter the US missiles in Turkey by sending intermediate ranged missiles into Cuba. This action caused panic within America and President Kennedy was forced to promise that he would no longer attempt to overthrow Castro or the Cuba government and he would take his missiles out of Turkey if the Soviet Union took their missiles out of the Cuba.He ordered a Quarantine on cuba and stopped the soviet ships from bringing any missiles to cuba. This was due to concerns that the soviets can attack the west.
Why would the soviet union be interested in placing missiles in cuba?
If the Soviet Union was successful in stationing missiles in cuba they would have had a powerful tool to impact American actions due to the proximity of them to the U.S. They felt threatened by US missiles already in Turkey.
Why were missiles sent to Cuba?
To avoid war between the Soviet Union & the United States. The Soviet Union also realized the mistake of putting its nuclear weapons in Cuba where Castro could gain control of them. Castro's communist Cuba would have had the potential to start a world-wide nuclear war, even if the Soviet Union didn't want it. Also the Soviet Union was building submarines that could launch nuclear weapons against the United States, so the weapons in Cuba would not be as important as before.
How did the US and USSR come to the brink of war over Cuba?
Soviet missiles were in Cuba and US attempt to oust Castro was complete failure
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.
