The Cuban Missile Crisis was one of the most important issues of the Cold War. Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev sent missiles to Cuba in response to the installation of missiles by the United States in Turkey. Once the U.S. was aware of this there were a few courses of action that could be taken. The chosen action was to blockade any further weapons coming into Cuba. This started negotiations that would eventually end with the removal of missiles from Cuba and Turkey and a promise from the U.S. that they would not invade Cuba. These negotiations were very tense, and the threat of war was felt by all involved parties. Although the negotiations only last a short time in October of 1962, the impact of this crisis is important today. So, what caused
