What happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis - the 13-day standoff that almost ended the world
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The ongoing feud between President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un has prompted repeated comparisons to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Although it's debatable how similar the two situations really are, some experts have noted that the threat to the United States was the same in each instance - both Russia and North Korea had developed the capability of reaching the US with nuclear missiles, eliciting sharp responses from the respective American presidents.
In 1962, a feverish 13-day standoff took place, during which time it wasn't clear whether the US would face an attack from Soviet missiles launched from Cuba.
Here's what went down:
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