In 1962, the world stood on the brink of nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis. A tense standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union unfolded over the Soviet Union's secret deployment of nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the coast of Florida. For 13 grueling days, the world held its breath as President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev engaged in a tense exchange of letters and negotiations. The crisis reached its peak during a three-day period known as "The 3 Days That Stopped the World," where the risk of nuclear war was at its highest. Ultimately, cooler heads prevailed, and a diplomatic resolution was reached, averting a catastrophic global conflict.
