Cuban Missile Crisis — 13 Days That Almost Ended the World #shorts

Added: 2026-06-03

[00:00:00]One decision changed the next 100 years.

[00:00:05]The Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles as close as 90 miles from the US mainland. The initial crisis began when a US spy plane discovered the Soviet construction of miss- Fidel Castro's government had secretly agreed to allow the Soviets to build the missile site. US President John F.

[00:00:21]Kennedy threatened to invade Cuba unless the missiles were removed. Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev ordered his military to prepare for a potential invasion. The US had discovered that many Soviet missile sites in Cuba were not designed to be opera- Khrushchev offered to dismantle and remove the missiles from Cuba in exchange for US guaran- Kennedy's brother, Robert Kennedy, played a key role in negotiating with Khrushchev be- A US naval blockade was put in place around Cuba to prevent any further Soviet The crisis ended when Khrushchev agreed to dismantle and remove the missiles from Cuba in exchange for a US pro- Follow Turning Point files for more stories about turning points and alternate history.