Can you imagine being afraid of being bombed? Can you imagine going into hiding? On October 16, 1962, the people of America were afraid for their lives. This was a confrontation during the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States. The Soviets were said to have nuclear weapons. The American people knew that they would be closer to a nuclear war than ever before. (Wikipedia)
By most historical accounts, the closest the United States has ever come to the brink of the nuclear holocaust occurred during a tense thirteen-day standoff between the Soviet Union and the United States in October 1962 known as the Cuban Missile Crisis. The U.S. was able to avoid nuclear disaster through a show of military power and tense negotiation.(The Struggle Over Policy)
By the spring of 1945, two world superpowers emerged from the rubble of the Second World War: the United States and Soviet Union. Within a year of the end of the war, these two allies had become advisories.......
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