North America 1962: Cuban Missile Crisis
24 October 1962
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US–Cuban relations quickly deteriorated as Castro's new regime cracked down on the influence of foreign businesses and supported revolution abroad. In 1961 the US backed Cuban exiles in an attempt to overthrow Castro by landing at the Bay of Pigs, only to be repelled by the Cuban Army. Cuba responded by aligning with the Soviet Union and secretly hosting nuclear missiles capable of reaching the US mainland. When the US discovered the missiles, it confronted the Soviets in a tense standoff that threatened all-out nuclear war but was ultimately defused when the Soviets agreed to back down.
