FREE ESSAY ON CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

Ever since the Soviet Union defeated the United States in the Cold War by launching
"Sputnik" into orbit first, they thought that they had the "upper-hand". Soviet
intelligence therefore thought they had superior intercontinental missiles. They would
soon find out that they were evenly matched by the United States. When Soviet Union found
out about the United State's missiles they figured they needed more in order to win but
they couldn't (economically) afford to build anymore. This would soon prove to be a
problem for the Soviets. Cuba. The "launching pad" for the Soviet Union. The Soviets
figured that since Cuba was ninety miles off US shore that the United States would feel
more threatened and it would also be easier to strike quickly from Cuba than the Soviet
Union. It was a great plan, and on October 14, 1962 it got John F. Kennedy and head of
CIA, John McCone's attention.