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What caused the Soviet Missile Crisis?

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The Soviets wanted to have missiles near the USA's capital. Cuba was willing to do so. The US noticed this and thought it was a bad idea. The Americans shook their sword, the Cubans shook theirs. Neither wanted a nuclear war. Both sides eventually went away unhappy. the Soviet Union shipped weapons to Cuba.

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