Cuban Missile Crisis (source code)

= Cuban Missile Crisis
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The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union that occurred in October 1962. It is often considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. \#\#\# Background: - **Cold War Context**: The crisis arose during the Cold War, a period of heightened tension and competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.