Question

During which event was the world closest to nuclear war during the Cold War?

A. the Korean War
B. the Vietnam War
C. the Berlin Blockade
D. the Cuban Missile Crisis

Answer 1

Answer: D. the Cuban Missile Crisis

Explanation: "The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict."

Answer 2

It was during the "Cuban Missile Crisis" that the world closest to nuclear war during the Cold War, since the issue was over the placement of nuclear weapons in Cuba by the USSR.