The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis (Spanish: Crisis de Octubre) in Cuba, or the Caribbean Crisis (Russian: Карибский кризис, romanized: Karibskiy krizis), was a 13 …

Dec 1, 2025 · Cuban missile crisis, major confrontation at the height of the Cold War that brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of a shooting war in October 1962 over the …

Jan 4, 2010 · The Cuban Missile crisis was a 13-day political and military standoff in October 1962 over Soviet missiles in Cuba.

The Cuban Missile Crisis, October 1962 The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold …

Nov 7, 2024 · Cuban Missile Crisis For thirteen days in October 1962 the world waited—seemingly on the brink of nuclear war—and hoped for a peaceful resolution to the …

Oct 17, 2024 · Cuban Missile Crisis At the height of the Cold War, for two weeks in October 1962, the world teetered on the edge of thermonuclear war. Earlier that fall, the Soviet Union, under …

Harvard Kennedy School‘s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs has created this website to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962. …

Sep 7, 2023 · Cuban Missile Crisis In the fall of 1962, the Soviet Union began construction on ballistic missile launch sites in Cuba. The United States responded with a naval blockade. For …

The Cuban Missile Crisis stands out as one of the tensest moments in Cold War history, bringing the United States and the Soviet Union perilously close to nuclear conflict. For thirteen fraught …

Cuban Missile Crisis: Cold War Brinkmanship, Nuclear Standoff Cuban Missile Crisis (the October Crisis in Cuba or the Caribbean Crisis), was a brief 13-day standoff between the U.S. and the …