Castro The Cuban Missile Crisis Analysis

With a small but large country that currently holds over an estimated 11,000,000 people. You look at the small Caribbean island of Cuba as a very small defenseless country. We as Americans living in the biggest and most powerful country in the world must ask ourselves how things got to a point that Cuban and American relations got to the point that it currently is. Before we start asking questions, we must understand that in the early years of any new country there are dissections, and actions that needed to be decided, in order to grow. When a normal man or woman speaks of other countries outside of their own, one often begins by asking themselves questions referring to the said country. Common questions frequently asked would be questions …show more content…
Castro had vowed to become a Communist country and sauté aid from a super power in Russia. As a result in this new friendship between the two one of the most horrifying event in world history was potentially, and possibly going to happen.
As you continue to read this informative essay, you will learn just how close the world was to total destruction and emanate death of billions of people. Nuclear war seemed …show more content…
History class. Nevertheless, what do we know about it? In 1962, the world as you know it could have possibly ended. A power so massive and destructive that people of this earth can only be thankful that it was diverted. In October of 1962, a dangerous confrontation between two world powers had erupted. The United States of America as well as the Soviet Union had defenses during the cold war era. Because of multiple communications and miscommunications, as well as calculations and miscalculations the worlds was only s finger push away from what we call today a world ender, nuclear war. After a weak failed attempt to obliterate, the Castro regime by the American’s Castro had began building a newfound relationship with the Soviet Union. As part of this newfound friendship, the Cuban leaders agreed to assist in the housing of Soviet weapons by means of boat transport. The weapons, believed to be a great idea and a source of protection from any follow on attempts to attack the country of Cuba. That very summer the construction of missile sites began on Cuban grounds making room to house the large weapons. After intelligence of Cuba and its new ideas were identified by aerial surveillance. President Kennedy issued a public warning to Cuba in regards to weapons and showing hostile intent. Allowing the Country to stop in it participation with nuclear weapon housing. The acts that took place