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The US also escalated at times, such as the reaction to missiles being placed in Cuba, which did almost provoke nuclear war. And there was Nixon, who was busy
by nitwit005 4y ago
The US also escalated at times, such as the reaction to missiles being placed in Cuba, which did almost provoke nuclear war.
And there was Nixon, who was busy trying to convince the world he was a madman willing to launch a nuclear strike to get what he wanted: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madman_theory#Richard_Nixon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madman_theory#Richard_Nixon
- dv_dt 4y agoRight, there was strife between the nations but also tension relief with some back channels remaining open and it was happening all at the same time. Perhaps is just isn’t as visible now - but it seems like back channels keep getting intentionally shut.