The Cuban Missile Crisis (October 1962)
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Was a 13-day standoff after Soviet missiles were discovered in Cuba; resolved by negotiation, with the USSR removing missiles in exchange for U.S. removal of missiles from Turkey
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Was quickly resolved within 48 hours after Castro publicly agreed to dismantle every Soviet missile site and accept a permanent U.S. inspection regime in Cuba
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Triggered open warfare between U.S. and Soviet forces, with sustained naval clashes across the Atlantic that nearly escalated into a third world war over Cuba
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Ended in a Cuban diplomatic victory, with Castro forcing both superpowers to formally recognize Cuba as a permanent neutral nuclear-armed state in the Caribbean
Explanation
Closest the Cold War came to nuclear war; led to the Hot Line and Limited Test Ban Treaty.