1962 Missile Crisis: Near Nuclear WW3 ๐๏ธ
Explore how the Cold War brinkmanship nearly led to nuclear war in 1962 and the role of Mutually Assured Destruction in averting disaster.

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The Cold War: When nuclear weapons kept the entire world on the edge of M.A.D. - Mutually Assured Destruction. As Russia, China and the USA flex their military muscles on the global stage today, 'M.A.D. World' takes a close look at the last time we were threatened by the might of world superpowers: The Cold War.
In this episode:
- The world steps to the edge of annihilation as the Soviet Union starts to place nuclear warheads in Cuba. Delicate negotiations between Presidents Kennedy and Krushchev bring the crisis to a peaceful close.
- Vietnam: This small nation far from the Cold War front in Europe rebounds from French colonial oppression with a desire for communism. The USA decides to send in its own troops to stop the spread of communism into SE Asia.
- Czechoslovakia tries out 'communism with a human face' by relaxing control of the press, and allowing a limited free the market. This lasts 8 months before soviet tanks arrive overnight and violently crush the new freedoms.
- The USA finally pulls ahead in the Space Race by putting the first human being on the moon. It is a demonstration to the world that the west has cutting edge technology in rocket and missile development.
- The Vietnam War becomes a drawn out and bloody battleground for the US and the USSR, costing millions of lives and billions of dollars.
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In this episode:
- The world steps to the edge of annihilation as the Soviet Union starts to place nuclear warheads in Cuba. Delicate negotiations between Presidents Kennedy and Krushchev bring the crisis to a peaceful close.
- Vietnam: This small nation far from the Cold War front in Europe rebounds from French colonial oppression with a desire for communism. The USA decides to send in its own troops to stop the spread of communism into SE Asia.
- Czechoslovakia tries out 'communism with a human face' by relaxing control of the press, and allowing a limited free the market. This lasts 8 months before soviet tanks arrive overnight and violently crush the new freedoms.
- The USA finally pulls ahead in the Space Race by putting the first human being on the moon. It is a demonstration to the world that the west has cutting edge technology in rocket and missile development.
- The Vietnam War becomes a drawn out and bloody battleground for the US and the USSR, costing millions of lives and billions of dollars.
Sign up to History Hit to start watching now https://bit.ly/45CPh5u
You can find more from us on:
https://www.facebook.com/timelineWH
https://www.tiktok.com/@timelineworldhistory
https://www.instagram.com/timelineWH
This channel is part of the Little Dot Studios Network. Any queries, please contact owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com
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May 27, 2023
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