HIS344Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Henry Kissinger, Nuclear Technology, Mao Zedong
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The aftermath of the cuban crisis: soviet impact. The crisis was a humiliation for the soviet union. Even the usa was aware that those 40 missiles, even if they were placed in. Cuba, would not have changed the balance of power between the two. It was a drop in the bucket us had complete military superiority as it was exposed. Soviets would have done shit; however, the world"s negative perception of it being significant meant that they had to insist on moscow"s backing down. It was a public victory to the usa. The deal to pull missiles out of turkey was kept secret. In addition to this humiliation, the russians had to deal with numerous issues. The congo especially demonstrated that the ussr was severely behind the. Us, had a long way to go to match them. As a result they followed a two- pronged strategy.
