The Cuban Missile Crisis Series Trailer
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
This week marks the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis. In our new History Extra podcast series, we'll be exploring the long roots of the nuclear standoff. We'll reveal how much of the crisis was down to the political posturing of macho strongmen and how much of its resolution was due to diplomatic skill or luck. And along the way, we will be investigating just how close the world came to the precipice.
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