Why did Soviet missiles in Cuba create such a concern to the U.S. that we were willing to risk war to have them removed?

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AmeyaB · Answer 1 · 2021-11-15T20:42:27+0000

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In response to the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion of 1961 and the presence of American Jupiter ballistic missiles in Italy and Turkey, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev agreed to Cuba's request to place nuclear missiles on the island to deter a future invasion.

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Why did Soviet missiles in Cuba create such a concern to the U.S. that we were willing to risk war to have them removed?

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