why did the cuban missile crisis originate
The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 brought the world close to a nuclear confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. The political positions adopted by both sides nearly prevented a resolution, but at the last moment, a compromise was found and nuclear war averted.hus when Khrushchev proposed that the Soviet Union should install missiles in Cuba aimed at the U.S., Castro agreed. Construction of missile sites began in mid-July 1962. By August, increased shipping activity between the Soviet Union and Cuba had come to the attention of American intelligence.