The Cuban Missile Crisis America has been in its share of conflicts throughout history, but none have been as close to disaster as the Cuban missile crisis. The United States was on the verge of invading Cuba where the Soviet Union was ready to defend themselves with nuclear weapons. The United States was well ahead of the Soviet Union in warfare in the early 1960’s. While the soviets could only strike Europe with its missiles, …showed first 75 words of 1061 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1061 total…a group of men such as these were in the right place in the right time in history, and on the right team. Bibliography 1. Callahan, David – Dangerous Capabilities, New York: Harper Collins Publishers 2. Corporation for Publishing Broadcast- The Cuban Missile Crisis: At the Brink Oct. 13, 1992 3. Corporation for Publishing Broadcast- The Missiles of October: What the World Didn’t Know Oct. 16, 1992 4. Halberstam, David- The Best and the Brightest: NY Bantam 1988 5. Sorensen, Theo C.- Kennedy: Harper 1965