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Soviet Premier Khrushchev wanted to put nuclear weapons in Cuba, because the US had placed Nuclear weapons in West Germany, Greece, Turkey, Japan, and A few pacific islands.
He wanted to equalize the strategic advantage
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∙ 9y agoNikita Khrushchev had two main reasons to justify placing Soviet missiles in Cuba. The first was in response to the Bay of Pigs Invasion in Cuba. The second was the presence of American Jupiter ballistic missiles in Italy and Turkey.
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∙ 7y agoSoviet Premier Khrushchev allowed missiles to be installed for a number of reasons.
By this time it was clear to the Soviets that the U.S. had better and more numerous missiles. They were clearly winning the arms race. U.S. missiles had a 'first strike' capability and could hit wherever they wanted in Russia. Additionally, the U.S., in agreement with Turkey, had allowed a missile base to be established. These details made Khrushchev feel as though the Soviet Union was being boxed in by America's military threat. By placing Soviet missiles in Cuba - within 90 miles of the U.S. - he levelled the playing field and also gained a 'first strike' capabilty.
Lastly, but perhaps less significantly, Premier Castro had enormous fears that the U.S. military would invade Cuba in order to remove the communist from power. Castro and Khrushchev reasoned that the presence of Soviet ballistic missiles on the island would force the U.S. military to abandon any thoughts of invasion for fear of nuclear retaliation.
Ultimately, we cannot know exactly what Khruschev was thinking when he allowed the deployment of nuclear missiles to Cuba, but we can see how the pressure building up against the Soviet Union may have forced him to take action to ensure Russia's survival.
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∙ 7y agoSoviet Premier Khrushchev wanted to put nuclear weapons in Cuba, because the US had placed Nuclear weapons in West Germany, Greece, Turkey, Japan, and A few pacific islands.
He wanted to equalize the strategic advantage
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Who was the Soviet leader who had missile sites built in Cuba?
Nikita Kruschev was the Soviet leader who had missile sites built in Cuba.
Whose idea was it to put the missile in Cuba?
the soviet union
Who did JFK meet with to stop the Cuban missile crisis?
Nikita Kruschev, Russian PM
Who was the Soviet leader during the Cuban missile crisis?
Nikita KhrushchevNikita Kruschev was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Did the US really start the Cuban Missile Crisis?
That's a "chicken or the egg" question. The events began to unfold when it was discovered the Soviets had built missile launching sites in Cuba. Then a Soviet freighter was discovered steaming to Cuba with what appeared to missiles on deck. Only then, did the US decided to set up a blockade to stop the freighter's arrival, which precipitated the show down between Kennedy and Kruschev. So I would say the Soviets started it.
Who was the Soviet leader who had missile sites built in Cuba?
Nikita Kruschev was the Soviet leader who had missile sites built in Cuba.
Whose idea was it to put the missile in Cuba?
the soviet union
Who was the learder in the ussr during the Cuban missile crisis?
nikita kruschev
Did Kennedy put nuclear weapons in Turkey?
No, they had been put there by Eisenhower. By the time of the Cuban Missile crisis in 1962 they were already obsolete and Kennedy was considering replacing them with something newer or simply removing them and depending on longer range missiles based further from the border of the USSR. As part of the agreement with Kruschev to remove the missile launchers from Cuba, Kennedy secretly agreed to remove the missiles the US had in Turkey and not replace them.
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.
Who did JFK meet with to stop the Cuban missile crisis?
Nikita Kruschev, Russian PM
How did the missiles get to Cuba for Cuban missile crisis?
Arrived in parts via boat from Russia. Officials in Cuba put it together.
Russia wanted to put a nuclear missile in this country?
The answer you are most likely looking for is cuba.
The leader of the soviet union during the Cuban missile crisi was?
Nikita KhrushchevNikita Kruschev was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Who was the Soviet leader during the Cuban missile crisis?
Nikita KhrushchevNikita Kruschev was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Where was the missile crises?
Cuba
What country supported communist in cuba?
Russia. The Russian government put missiles in Cuba and that is why we had the Cuban missile crisis. Even today Russian military ships dock in Cuba.
