Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev1962
Authorizes deployment of Soviet nuclear-capable missiles to Cuba in an attempt to deter another American invasion.
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Authorizes deployment of Soviet nuclear-capable missiles to Cuba in an attempt to deter another American invasion.
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