Yes, and Cuba's certainly a heck of a lot closer to America than halfway. If not for the threat of nuclear war, I'm sure we would have attacked Cuba. It very n

Yes, and Cuba's certainly a heck of a lot closer to America than halfway. If not for the threat of nuclear war, I'm sure we would have attacked Cuba. It very nearly happened anyway. (Of course, without the existence of nuclear weapons, the USSR never would have even attempted that move in the first place)