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As part of the agreement between the United States and the former Soviet Union that ended the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, the United States agreed that it would not invade Cuba so long as Nuclear Weapons of any type were not deployed there. President Kennedy went further to quietly remove older missiles aimed at Russia from Turkey several months after the crisis was resolved as another concession. Privately it was seen as a weakness on Kennedy's part to remove those missiles, since the U.S. had the Soviet Union outgunned on all nuclear weapons fronts.
Russia continues to honor that agreement, and Cuba hasn't been willing to test U.S. resolve since. In essence, the placement of nuclear weapons of any type in Cuba is an intolerable situation for the U.S. that cannot go without severe response since there would be little, if any, warning if a missile were launched. Flight time for a missile from Cuba to the U.S. coast is just a few minutes.
The entire event spurred the Soviets to new heights of Nuclear Weapons production. They were essentially forced to back down in 1962 because they were overwhelmingly outnumbered by U.S. ICBM's and other weapons in the Nuclear Triad. The Soviet leadership resolved that they would never again be in that position again, and ultimately achieved nuclear weapons parity with the U.S. and NATO.
What else can I help you with?
Does Afghanistan possess nuclear weapons?
As of now, Afghanistan does not possess nuclear weapons.
How does Khrushchev explain why missiles were places in cuba and why they could now be removed?
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
Where are Nuclear Weapons right now?
korea
Does the US have nuclear weapons ready now?
absolutely
What is the importance of nuclear warfare?
Nuclear weapons are right now the only barrier between WW3.
What was nuclear energy used for in the past?
The same as it is used now, for electricity production, plus nuclear weapons
How many nuclear weapons are in the world now?
You had better ask the Pentagon!
Why are nuclear weapons a good thing?
Nuclear weapons are a good thing for the United States because they prevent others from using nuclear weapons on the US. In general, the world would probably be a better place without nuclear weapons if it weren't for the fact that they lead to research in all fields of Nuclear Engineering, like Nuclear Power plants and Nuclear Physics. Since nuclear weapons already exist in the world, for the US to get rid of their nuclear weapons would be unwise. Countries that dislike nuclear weapons or even radical terrorist cells and organizations would now have no reason not to launch a nuclear warhead at the US since no retaliation would occur. The strategy of nuclear weapons preventing others from using them against the US is called the Deterrent Strategy.
What department is responsible for nuclear weapons?
In the US it was originally the AEC, now it is the DOE.
Is Nuclear War likely going to happen in 20 years?
Not very likely countries as are now getting rid of their nuclear weapons to aviod a nuclear war
What is the international community doing about nuclear weapons in north Korea?
they are helping north Korea and giving them a lot of money and resources so they don't set the nuclear weapons off. This is good because now only a couple terrorist have nuclear weapons and everyone has less of a chance of dying.
What other nation of the world have nuclear weapons?
IRAQ, is not known to have any nuclear weaponsUSASoviet Union (now Russia)United KingdomFranceChinaOther known nuclear powers IndiaPakistanNorth Korea
