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Which event above did the U.S. and the USSR come
closest to nuclear war? Why?

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Answer: Cold War

Explanation: In October 1962, the Soviet provision of ballistic missiles to Cuba led to the most dangerous Cold War confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union and brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Over the course of two extremely tense weeks, US President John F.

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