Introduction and research question International relations have been tense since the beginning of human civilization. The world’s most powerful nations have been fighting for dominance and power over the less powerful countries. One big way of showing dominance is through war and possession of weapons of mass destruction that would create fear to a nation’s real and imagined rivals. In 1962, Cuba became a hub for the Soviet missile launch due to its proximity to the United States, as well as the conflict that existed between President Fidel Castro of Russia and President John F. Kennedy of the US. Consequently, the conflict made Castro vulnerable to the influences of President Nikita Khrushchev of Russia, who needed to set up sites for nuclear missiles near the United States. Consequently, the Cold War became more intense due to the vulnerability of the Cuban president to the Russians, who came in to protect Cuba against the US military attack, in exchange of offering Russia a space for their nuclear missiles. However, in 2002, forty years after the events of the Cold War between Russia and the US, Fidel Castro admitted to have been fooled by Khrushchev, who did not care much about the welfare of Cubans, but rather the interests of Russia to invade the United States. 1 Apparently, Fidel Castro realized, albeit belatedly, that his country was being used to aid Russians’ mission more than Cuban citizens. The research question for this paper is why Cuba was willing to deploy Soviet missile from its territory. This paper seeks to answer this research question by drawing information from primary sources on the issue. Why Cuba was willing to deploy Soviet missile from its territory Economic vulnerability and deteriorated international relations pushed Cuba to be willing to deploy Soviet missile from its territory. International relations form a crucial element of economic growth and development in every country across the world. Good international relationships enhance trade between a country and others in the international phenomenon. During the events of the Cold War in 1962, Cuba experienced rough relationship with the United States over the relationship between Castro and Khrushchev, which to the United States was a threat to international security. The United States was aware that Cuba would fall into the Soviet’s communism trap where it could have been used to attack the United States. 2 Cuba’s relations with the United States were at stake due to the continued disagreements between Kennedy and Castro’s administration, which led to the invasion of Cuba by the American military combat. Cuba formed a strategic place for the Soviet mission against the United States, and hence the ill-fated relationship between the United States and Cuba, which presented a great opportunity for the Soviets to court Cuba in the pretext of offering protection against the invasion by the United States 3 . The Cold War had reached an intense state where it could have easily broke into a nuclear war and both the United States and Russia, which were at loggerheads, were busy finding strategic positions where attacking each other would cause massive destruction. Fidel Castro was a dictator in the eyes of the United States, as his administration see