The Cuban Missile Crisis was among the scariest events of the Cold War. The 13-day showdown brought the world's two superpowers to the brink of nuclear war. hese are the steps that brought the United States and Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war in 1962.

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• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)