Cuban missile crisis, theCu·ban mis·sile cri·sis, the /ˌkjuːbən ˈmɪsaɪl ˌkraɪsɪs $ -ˈmɪsəl-/ 
a dangerous situation which developed in 1962 when the Soviet Union began to build bases for nuclearmissiles in Cuba, and US president John F. Kennedy threatened to take military action. It caused a lot of international anxiety until the Soviet Union agreed to remove the missile bases.
a dangerous situation which developed in 1962 when the Soviet Union began to build bases for nuclearmissiles in Cuba, and US president John F. Kennedy threatened to take military action. It caused a lot of international anxiety until the Soviet Union agreed to remove the missile bases.