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Yes, missiles from the Soviet Union were transported to and assembled in Cuba before the 1963 Cuban missile crisis.
In the documentary movie "The Fog of War", Robert McNamara (then the Secretary of Defense for the Kennedy administration) tells of a discussion of his in the 1990's with Cuba's leader Fidel Castro. McNamara recalls that Castro said he not only had nuclear warheads available on the island, but that he would have used them on the US if the US had invaded. Stunned by this McNamara asked if Castro would do this knowing full-well that the US would respond with overwhelming nuclear force, and Castro answered "Yes."
I recommend you read about the Cuban Missile Crisis on Wikipedia and there's an excellent little book on the Cold War titled "The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction" by Oxford university press.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoThey built them to help even out the missile gap between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
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What country did the US and soviet union had a dangerous standoff over the presence of soviet missiles?
Cuba. The reason the USSR put missiles there was to get rid of the U.S. Jupiter missiles in Turkey. Both were removed.
Where did the soviet union put missiles aimed at the us?
Cuba
What is the placement of nuclear missiles in cuba by the soviet was?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Why would the soviet union be interested in placing missiles in cuba?
If the Soviet Union was successful in stationing missiles in cuba they would have had a powerful tool to impact American actions due to the proximity of them to the U.S. They felt threatened by US missiles already in Turkey.
Why was it dangerous to have soviet missiles in Cuba?
The Soviets could easily land an attack on the United States from Cuba.
Who put the missiles in Cuba?
The Soviet Union.
When Soviet Union withdrew missiles from Cuba and US withdrew missiles from?
Turkey
What country did the US and soviet union had a dangerous standoff over the presence of soviet missiles?
Cuba. The reason the USSR put missiles there was to get rid of the U.S. Jupiter missiles in Turkey. Both were removed.
Where did the soviet union put missiles aimed at the us?
Cuba
How did the US react to the missiles in cuba?
Kennedy responded to Soviet missiles in Cuba by a naval quarantine of Cuba to prevent the shipment of new missiles coupled with nuclear threat. When soviet ships carrying missiles were near to Cuba, the were stopped by American ships and ordered to turn back. No one in the US knew what the Soviets might do, but they turned back peacefully.There have already been tensions between Cuba and the US ever since Castro came to power in the late 1950s. Cuba became communist and began negotiations with the Soviet Union (The US's enemy during the Cold War). The Soviet Union wanted to counter the US missiles in Turkey by sending intermediate ranged missiles into Cuba. This action caused panic within America and President Kennedy was forced to promise that he would no longer attempt to overthrow Castro or the Cuba government and he would take his missiles out of Turkey if the Soviet Union took their missiles out of the Cuba.He ordered a Quarantine on cuba and stopped the soviet ships from bringing any missiles to cuba. This was due to concerns that the soviets can attack the west.
What Should the US do in response to the Soviet build up of missiles in Cuba?
That was in 1962 and the US acted correctly in stopping ships carrying missiles to Cuba.
What are some of the reason for the soviet placement of missiles in Cuba?
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What is the placement of nuclear missiles in cuba by the soviet was?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Why would the soviet union be interested in placing missiles in cuba?
If the Soviet Union was successful in stationing missiles in cuba they would have had a powerful tool to impact American actions due to the proximity of them to the U.S. They felt threatened by US missiles already in Turkey.
Why was it dangerous to have soviet missiles in Cuba?
The Soviets could easily land an attack on the United States from Cuba.
What options did the US have to counter the soviets to build up missiles in Cuba?
They advised the Soviet Union that an attack on the US from Cuba would be considered as an attack by the Soviet Union- and response would be to the Soviet union, not just to Cuba. The US also implemented a blockade of shipping going to Cuba- no ship carrying missiles would be allowed to go TO Cuba.
When the Cuban missile crisis was resolved the soviet union withdrew missiles from Cuba and the US withdrew missiles from?
The US withdrew missiles from Turkey.
