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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.
Videos Mentioning Cuban Missile Crisis

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.

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.