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The Cuban missile crisis.After Fidel Castro led a successful revolt to sieze power in Cuba in 1959 he was courted and mentored buy the Soviet Union, who then secretly installed armed rocket silo's in Cuba Pointed at the USA from less than 100 miles away. It did not take the US, under J F Kennedy, to the discover them. The Soviets were told to remove them or else. The world waited with bated breath. Then the Soviets removed them.
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∙ 13y agoThe Cuban missile crisis brought the world frighteningly close to nuclear war.
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∙ 15y agoYou may mean the Cuban missile crisis of 1962
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∙ 10y agowhen the germans released phenuitc smell from their buttox.
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∙ 7y agoMost would agree that the Cuban Missile Crisis is the closest the United States came to nuclear war, which would have been with the Soviet Union.
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∙ 12y agoThe cuban missile crisis
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Always being on the edge of nuclear war is called?
I believe this is called Mutually Assured Destruction.
What English speaking country was on the edge of Japanese held territory during world war ll?
Austrailia
How did the Cuban missile crisis bring the world to the brnk edge of war?
The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of war because the United States stated that they would use any means to stop the USSR from bringing missiles to Cuba. The USSR was just as determined to take the missiles to Cuba. This led to a tense stand off between the two countries. Had the USSR not backed down, the two countries would have gone to war and their allies would have been pulled into the conflict.
What did ancient peoples think would happen if they sailed too far from land?
Most people thought that they would fall off of the edge of the world.
Militarism in World War 1?
Militarism gave the more equipped countries (Britain, the US and Germany) an edge during World War 1. However, increased war spending caused the deterioration of economies.
Although a number of things brought about World War 1 there was one event that pushed Europe over the edge What was that event?
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was the one event that pushed Europe over the edge and brought about World War I.
What is adjacency multi list?
In adjacency multi-list, node structure is as follows: <M, V1, V2, Link1, Link2> M: Mark V1: Source Vertex of Edge V1: Destination Vertex of Edge Link1: Address of other node (i.e. Edge) incident on V1 Link2: Address of other node (i.e. Edge) incident on V2 Every graph can be represented as list of such EDGE NODEs.
What is the ISBN of At the Edge of the World?
The ISBN of At the Edge of the World is 0345018796.
When was At the Edge of the World created?
At the Edge of the World was created in 1970.
What has the author Paula Bohince written?
Paula Bohince has written: 'Incident at the edge of Bayonet Woods'
How far should a command post be located from the incident?
The command post (CP) should be located 2000-4000 feet away from the incident
Has any body been to the edge of the world?
no because there not an edge of the world
When was The Edge of the World created?
The Edge of the World was created in 1937-09.
What is the duration of The Edge of the World?
The duration of The Edge of the World is 1.35 hours.
How many pages does At the Edge of the World have?
At the Edge of the World has 238 pages.
When was At World's Edge created?
At World's Edge was created on -20-05-01.
When was Song from the Edge of the World created?
Song from the Edge of the World was created in 1987.
