USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -After the establishment of diplomatic ties with the Soviet Union after the Cuban Revolution of 1959, Cuba became increasingly dependent on Soviet markets and military aid and was an ally of the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cuba and the Soviet Union Cuba became dependent on Soviet markets and military aid and was a major ally of the Soviet Union during the Cold War. In 1972, Cuba joined the COMECON, an economic organization of communist countries that was dominated by the Soviet Union, which had the largest economy.

Detailed explanation-3: -The missiles in Cuba allowed the Soviets to effectively target most of the Continental US. The planned arsenal was forty launchers. The Cuban populace readily noticed the arrival and deployment of the missiles and hundreds of reports reached Miami.

Detailed explanation-4: -There is as yet no bilateral mutual support agreement binding the USSR to the defense of Cuba, Cuba has not yet become a member of the Warsaw Pact, nor have the Soviets established Soviet bases in Cuba in the pattern of US bases in Western Europe.

Detailed explanation-5: -Cuba and the USSR had signed a trade agreement by which the USSR had extended $100 million in trade credits. 2 The two countries had also agreed to collaborate in the UN and would probably resume diplomatic relations soon.