The Cold War brought about tense moments from "summary" of At the Abyss by Thomas C. Reed
During the Cold War, the world experienced many tense moments that brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear conflict. The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 stands out as one of the most critical moments of the Cold War, when the two superpowers came dangerously close to all-out war. The deployment of Soviet missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles off the coast of Florida, was seen as a direct threat to U. S. national security. President Kennedy's firm stance and the subsequent negotiations with Soviet leader Khrushchev ultimately defused the crisis, but the world held its breath as the situation unfolded. Another tense moment during the Cold War was the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, which served as a physical and symbolic divide between East and West. The wall was a stark reminder of the ideological and political differences between the two sides, and it led to increased tensions and the risk of confrontation. The standoff at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin encapsulated the division and hostility that characterized the Cold War era, with American and Soviet tanks facing off agains...
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