What was Cuban Missile Crisis?
Channel: What is?
Date: 2023-11-01

The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 was a 13-day standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union, triggered when the U.S. discovered Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba. It brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Diplomacy prevailed as both superpowers agreed to remove their missiles, easing Cold War tensions.