Cuban Missile Crisis escalates tensions from "summary" of Killing Hope by William Blum
The tensions in the Cold War were escalated to a dangerous level during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The United States and the Soviet Union were at a critical juncture, with each side ready to defend their interests at any cost. The presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba posed a direct threat to the United States, leading to a standoff that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. The United States responded with a naval blockade of Cuba, demanding the removal of the missiles. The Soviet Union, on the o...
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