The Cuban Missile Crisis

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:aftermath establishment of Moscow–Washington hotline
increased nuclear arms control efforts
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:October_Crisis
gptkb:Caribbean_Crisis
gptkb:Missile_Scare
gptkbp:causedBy deployment of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba
gptkbp:commemoratedBy October 16–28
gptkbp:communication letters between Kennedy and Khrushchev
gptkbp:CubanLeader gptkb:Fidel_Castro
gptkbp:documentedIn declassified US and Soviet documents
gptkbp:duration 13 days
gptkbp:endDate 1962-10-28
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Partial_Nuclear_Test_Ban_Treaty
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Cuban Missile Crisis
gptkbp:impact heightened US-Soviet tensions
subsequent arms control agreements
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Nikita_Khrushchev
gptkbp:location gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkb:Cuba
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive international media attention
gptkbp:militaryCampaign Soviet missile deployment
US naval quarantine of Cuba
gptkbp:negotiatedBy back-channel diplomacy
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Fidel_Castro
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Nikita_Khrushchev
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Cuba
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Bay_of_Pigs_Invasion
gptkbp:relatedTo Soviet withdrawal of missiles from Cuba
US non-invasion pledge to Cuba
removal of US Jupiter missiles from Turkey
gptkbp:response naval blockade of Cuba
demand for removal of missiles
gptkbp:result US public pledge not to invade Cuba
withdrawal of Soviet missiles from Cuba
secret US removal of missiles from Turkey
gptkbp:riskFactor nuclear war
gptkbp:significance closest the Cold War came to escalating into nuclear war
gptkbp:SovietAction deployment of nuclear missiles in Cuba
gptkbp:startDate 1962-10-16
gptkbp:subjectOf numerous books and films
gptkbp:USPresidentInvolved gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Julian_Marquez
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8