Aqeel Ahmad

Introduction The Cuban Missile Crisis was an event that occurred in October 1962 when the USA detected that the USSR had deployed medium-range missiles in Cuba, which was ninety miles away from Florida. It was the period that the cold war reached its peak because of the possible confrontation between the two superpowers, the US and the USSR, at the time. The Cuban Missiles Crisis was a very important part of world history because of the risk of nuclear war that could lead to the destruction of the world. Therefore, it is very fascinating to identify what happen before the crisis, the causes, the actual events in the crisis, and the impacts of the crisis (Rich 2003,416-428). Prior to the Crisis The Cuban Revolution began in 1956, was the outcome of extensive economic oppression of Cuba by the USA. During Batista’s, the ruthless ruler of Cuba, regime, Cuba's per capita income was twice greater than other countries in general. The Cuban economy was controlled by the USA, which owned 9...