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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
That is huge news, for some of the younger members of this board - you might not know how significant this actually is in terms of politics and foreign relations, and world peace - we came to the proverbial brink of nuclear war with Russia via Cuba in '60s.
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While it was obviously very scary when it happened, there was a bit of western propaganda surrounding the event. With information that has come out since and the perspective that comes with time, I dunno if it was ever THAT close to be honest. The closest we ever came yes, but the brink, probably not.
As for the news, I've often wondered why it took so long. I really haven't understood the US position on Cuba since the fall of the Berlin wall. Heck, they weren't even in the equation after Russia finally figured out ICBM's, which was of course, the whole reason they needed Cuba in the first place.
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Originally Posted by sureLoss
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And just in time for another one!