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Why was the U.S so worried about the Soviet Union's missiles in Cuba?
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∙ 12y ago
The presence of Soviet Missiles on Cuba was a problem at the time because Cuba is only a few hundred miles from the US Coast, easily within reach. However, at the time the US had no Missiles that could reach the Soviet Union, so they could fire at us and we couldn't fire back.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoCuba 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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∙ 12y agoBecause the soviet union was secretly putting powerful missiles in Cuba.These missiles could easily reach the united states
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∙ 14y agoBecause Cuba was only 60 feet away from Florida (hitting the USA) which is nothing for a missile to travel, so if Russia wantedto hit us it would not be hard.
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∙ 12y agoso Cuba can shoot them at us because Russia is to far away
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∙ 7y agoCuba was a short distance from the US mainland and a missile launching would not give the US any time to react.
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∙ 15y agoCuba is way too close the US.
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∙ 15y agoThey were too close to the US.
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So Cuba can shoot them at us because Russia was to far away.
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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.
Where did the soviet union put missiles aimed at the us?
Cuba
What is the placement of nuclear missiles in cuba by the soviet was?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
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 was it dangerous to have soviet missiles in Cuba?
The Soviets could easily land an attack on the United States from Cuba.
Who put the missiles in Cuba?
The Soviet Union.
When Soviet Union withdrew missiles from Cuba and US withdrew missiles from?
Turkey
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.
Where did the soviet union put missiles aimed at the us?
Cuba
Why was us worried about Soviet missiles in Cuba?
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.
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.
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 are some of the reason for the soviet placement of missiles in Cuba?
balls sack
What is the placement of nuclear missiles in cuba by the soviet was?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
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 was it dangerous to have soviet missiles in Cuba?
The Soviets could easily land an attack on the United States from Cuba.
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.
