Cuban Missile Crisis: Causes, Events, and Global Impact
The Cuban Missile Crisis was the most dangerous confrontation of the Cold War. In October 1962, the United States and the Soviet Union came close to nuclear war after American reconnaissance revealed Soviet missile installations in Cuba.
The crisis lasted thirteen days, but its consequences shaped military strategy and international diplomacy for decades. It demonstrated how miscalculation, secrecy, and ideological rivalry could bring the world to the brink of catastrophe.
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