COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Was there any Nuclear missile launching during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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No
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Yes
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Cuban missile crisis was a major confrontation in 1962 that brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to war over the presence of Soviet nuclear-armed ballistic missiles in Cuba.
Detailed explanation-2: -The US already had approximately 5, 000 strategic warheads, but the Soviet Union had only 300.
Detailed explanation-3: -Illustrating its enormous numerical nuclear superiority, the U.S. nuclear stockpile in 1962 included more than 25, 500 warheads (mostly for battlefield weapons). The Soviet Union had about 3, 350.
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