Tensions were increasing majorly due the Arms Race throughout the Cold War led to a major event called the Cuban Missile Crisis. The closest period of time the world ever came to a nuclear war, which meant destruction for everyone which everyone feared. Communism and Capitalism were still enemies increasing a lot of the tensions because they both wanted different things. The USSR was still very hind in the Arms Race and when Fidel Castro came to power more tensions increased because he was a Communist and thought placing nuclear weapons in Cuba which was 90 miles from the U.S which U.S felt was too close increased tensions also. Cuba thought a second attack was inevitable due to the Bay of Pigs failure to overthrow Cuba's leader Castro so he thought placing nuclear weapons so close would secure defense. When President of U.S, Kennedy found out this was all happening he responded immediately forcing USSR to remove the nuclear weapons from Cuba and that he would remove the weapons from Turkey. When this was all happening, everyone thought this major crisis would turn the world into a nuclear disaster creating World War III.
This event played a huge role in the tensions between the United States and Soviet Union. I can't even imagine the stress the world leaders had to go through during this time. We were very lucky that there was a severe nuclear arms gap between the United States and the Soviet union or the Soviets may not have backed down.
ReplyDeleteWhen the US found out about the nuclear weapons in Cuba, they must have been extremely worried about other weapons hidden that they did not find. It must have been a very tense time for all the people and government.
ReplyDeleteYes, when the U.S. found out nuclear bombs were so close they took it as a major threat and responded immediately. We made the USSR remove the bombs and we would remove all of our bombs too.
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