The Cold War was a time of tension and conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted from the end of World War II until the early 1990s. The two nations were in a constant state of competition, and their relationship was marked by several incidents that could have potentially led to a full-blown war.

One such incident was the Cuban Missile Crisis, which took place in October 1962. The Soviet Union had been installing missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the United States, and the Americans discovered it. They began a military buildup in response, …