Cuban Missile Crisis
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A historical event where world leaders came close to nuclear war, used as an example of how leadership and the fear of nuclear weapons prevented global conflict.
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Videos Mentioning Cuban Missile Crisis
Max Tegmark: The Case for Halting AI Development | Lex Fridman Podcast #371
Lex Fridman
A 1962 confrontation during the Cold War where the U.S. and Soviet Union came close to nuclear conflict, used as a benchmark for the current elevated risk of nuclear war.
Serhii Plokhy: History of Ukraine, Russia, Soviet Union, KGB, Nazis & War | Lex Fridman Podcast #415
Lex Fridman
A historical event where world leaders came close to nuclear war, used as an example of how leadership and the fear of nuclear weapons prevented global conflict.