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> The US almost started global thermonuclear war because the Soviet Union allied itself with Cuba Uh, no. That was because the Soviet Union attempted to statio
by TheCoelacanth 5y ago
> The US almost started global thermonuclear war because the Soviet Union allied itself with Cuba
Uh, no. That was because the Soviet Union attempted to station nuclear weapons in Cuba, not simply because they formed an alliance.
- blub 5y agoThe US already had nuclear missiles in Italy and Turkey and launched a failed coup in Cuba, which then asked the USSR to deploy nuclear missiles in their country.