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Cuban Missile Crisis
When the two super powers of the 60’s drew their guns at high noon, the whole world shuddered with fear. ... The nuclear standoff between the Soviet Union and the United States is called the Cuban Missile Crisis. ... This crisis was the worst scare of the 20th century.
The crisis was sparked with the alliance between Cuba and the Soviet Union. ... Surveillance in Czechoslovakia heard Soviet air traffic controllers speaking in Spanish to what are obviously Cuban pilots. ... In order to upgrade the Cuban Air Force planes, shipments of Mig-15s and 17s were brought into Cuba. ... Their heavily accented voices were heard speaking Spanish to the Cuban pilots over the airways (NY Times [Online]). ...
This resolution to the Cuban Missile Crisis brought a tremendous sigh of relief to everyone across the world, for if this crisis had escaladed to war, it would have certainly destroyed half of the world.
Approximate Word count = 933
Approximate Pages = 3.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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