Cuba and the Soviet Union Plot

Today, we know the Soviet Union as the country that committed several atrocities. Luckily, some of those wrongs were nipped in the bud before they could result in a worldwide catastrophe. And the Cuban missile crisis of the early ’90s is one of those that are worthy of mentioning.

At the time, the Soviets assured the United States of their intentions to send defensive weapons to Cuba. But the truth was, they had snuck several missiles into Cuba and tried to conceal them. Luckily, the plot became public knowledge. And after intervention from the U.S., the then-Russian leader, Nikita Khrushchev, agreed to return the missiles to Russia.