6. Soviet Insecurity The U.S had missiles 150 miles from the USSR KRUSHCHEV= FELT THREATEND BY THIS FACT AND THOUGHT THAT HAVING MISSILES IN CUBA WOULD BE AN ADVANTAGE… "Why shouldn't the Soviet Union have the right to do the same as America?" -Nikita Khrushchev
7. Fear of U.S invasion The Castro government feared U.S invasion and joined forces with the Soviets to prevent that happening "If I had been a Cuban leader at that time, I might well have concluded that there was a great risk of U.S. invasion." - Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defence
8. Cuba became a pawn in the war between the Soviets and the Americans
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10. outcomes The groundwork was set up for anti-nuclear weapon Treaties resulting in the Nuclear test ban treaty America promised not to invade Cuba Better communications were set up between the Soviets and the U.S with a permanent hotline direct from the Kremlin to the White House