![]() ![]() Kennedy had kept nukes out of Cuba, the Soviets had won the removal of missiles from Turkey. Thirteen days after the drama began, tensions eased. Similarly, the USSR did not react to a U2 flight over Siberia or the US navy forcing a Soviet submarine to surface. The Kremlin said it would only remove the Soviet missiles from Cuba if US weapons were withdrawn from Turkey.Īs the crisis deepened, an American U2 spy plane was shot down.īut JFK did not retaliate. President John F Kennedy ordered a naval blockade of Cuba - which Khrushchev threatened to smash. Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev struck a deal to place nuclear weapons on the Caribbean island - within easy range of many US cities. The other, much more serious, episode was the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. One was the 1983 Able Archer exercise, an annual NATO wargame which, unlike in previous years, had added realism - so much in fact that Moscow became convinced the West was preparing a first strike and loaded planes with nuclear warheads ready to respond, before tensions eased. Two Cold War incidents brought the US and Soviet Union closer than ever to the brink of nuclear war. Great for when you and your friends are bored or need a laugh. A very funny little press and see what happens game. See how annoyed the red button becomes with you. ![]() When was the last time things were this bad? Description: Just keep pressing the red button. Western figures have been very clear they do no think he is behaving "rationally". Stage-managed 69-year-old has for the TV cameras with his senior advisers suggest no-one close to Putin can speak candidly to him - raising the frightening prospect that even if his finger hovered over the metaphorical red button, there might be no-one ready to intervene. His televised address last week did little to reassure western viewers he had full control of his faculties. AFP via Getty Images) Would he press the button? ![]()
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