More About October 14, 1962 The Cuban Missile Crisis
U.S. reconnaissance flights over Cuba revealed Soviet missile bases being constructed on the island. This discovery led to a 13-day confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, bringing the world to the brink of nuclear war.
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