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Beginning in the early 1950's, with the knowing that Cuba held missles, the US implemented the "Duck and Cover" System to better protect themselves in case a nuclear attack did happen.
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After Fidel Castro overthrew batista, President Eisenhower placed a Embargo on export to cuba, limiting it to only food and medicine, but later on all trade with cuba was cut off, leaving the US and Cuba on bad terms,
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John F. Kennedy win's the 44th quadrennial presidential election, leading him to succeed President Eisenhower and continue the work with the Cold War and the Issues in Cuba,
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The US and Cuban Refugees, land in the area called the Bay of Pigs, in attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro who had control of the Cuban Government at the time. The cuban soldiers easily overwhelmed the soldiers, capturing around 1,100 and the US was forced to pay and give them supplies in order to get them out of Cuba, ultimately causing the Bay of Pigs invasion to fail.
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Emberassed, as the bay of pigs invasion failed, the US begins to closely watch Cuba for suspicious movement.
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The US notices that the cargo heading from the Soviet Union to Cuba, has increased dramatically, causing the US to speculate that these shipments may include weapons.
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U.S realizing that Cuba had missles, and the intent to fire them at the United States, but the attack itself could not be pinpointed to an exact time or date.
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After alarming that Cuba had the capacity to attack the US with the missles, President Kennedy speaks directly to the leader of the Soviet Union and demands they be removed from Cuba immedietely, threatening them with blockades over all military weaponry.
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The Leader of the Soviet Union agrees to stop sending missles to Cuba, and take the current ones out of Cuba, only if the US takes the missles they placed in turkey, that could be used to attack the soviet union, out of that country. Ultimately ending in a pact between the countries that banned nuclear weapon testing in other states, everywhere except for underground.
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In order to avoid any further conflict, a direction telegraph was set up between the leaders of Russia and the President of the United States, so they all are able to send quick messages to each other.
