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The '''Cuban Missile Crisis''' was one of the top climactic points of the [[Cold War]]. Tension had been building for some time between the Soviet Union, and The United States. Now, this tension had the potential to plummet the world into a nuclear war.
 
The '''Cuban Missile Crisis''' was one of the top climactic points of the [[Cold War]]. Tension had been building for some time between the Soviet Union, and The United States. Now, this tension had the potential to plummet the world into a nuclear war.
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The USSR had befriended the newly reformed [[Cuba]], and had been giving aid to them. The Castro government, allowed the USSR to begin placing nuclear missiles on their island. These two superpowers would make one last attempt at negotiating the placement of these missiles. While the entire crisis lasted for months afterwards, the "Thirteen Days" of October 15-28 was the most intense period of the crisis.<ref>Robert F. Kennedy - Thirteen Days</ref>
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The USSR -- which had agents in [[Cuba]] since the arrival of [[Fabio Grobart]], who arrived in the 1920s -- perceived that it was in their interest to support the Castro regime. The Castro government, allowed the USSR to secretly place nuclear missiles on their island. These two superpowers would make one last attempt at negotiating the placement of these missiles. While the entire crisis lasted for months afterwards, the "Thirteen Days" of October 15-28 was the most intense period of the crisis.<ref>Robert F. Kennedy - Thirteen Days</ref>
    
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