Six decades before Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threats to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, there was the Cuban Missile Crisis, the first showdown between nuclear powers that historians say ...

America is on the brink of a new Cuban Missile Crisis — this time in space — as Russia develops nuclear anti-satellite armaments, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner said.

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For 13 tense days, nuclear war seemed not just possible, but likely. This video walks you through the crisis, the key decisions, and the razor-thin margin by which catastrophe was avoided.

Next week marks 60 years since the Cuban missile crisis — the 13-day standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union widely regarded as the closest we ever came to global nuclear war.

Current leaders would be wise to follow Kennedy’s exemplary rhetorical model when facing and talking publicly about today’s ...

Cuban Missile Crisis. Showing 1 ... 1962 (UPI)The Soviet Government, at a Foreign Ministry news conference, ... -- The United States cast anxious eyes today on Russia's latest Cuban aid maneuver ...

The Cuban missile crisis was the moment during the Cold War when the two superpowers: the United States and the Soviet Union came close to nuclear war. Read Joe Biden doctor's full statement on ...

Hysteria over ‘War of the Worlds’ radio show in 1938, Truman survives shooting attempt in 1950, Cuban missile crisis in 1962, Phillies win Series in 2008 ...

Cuban Missile Crisis. Showing 1 ... 1962 (UPI)The Soviet Government, at a Foreign Ministry news conference, ... -- The United States cast anxious eyes today on Russia's latest Cuban aid maneuver ...