Why did the US blockade Cuba after it discovered that nuclear missiles launch sites were being constructed there? I think the story most people have is that because the missiles were so close to the US it meant that suddenly the US was much more vulnerable to a nuclear attack than it had been previously. This meant that the US wanted to stop the rest of the supplies bound to Cuba on Soviet ships from reaching their destination.
Wow, that is all news to me. As bad as any nuclear war would have been, there does seem something sadder about one caused by pride and politics. Nuclear things asside, I suppose the misalignment of incentives between a country's leader(s) and its people leads to bad things happening: eg more emphasis on showmanship and partisan squabbling than is strictly in the national interest.
Wow, that is all news to me. As bad as any nuclear war would have been, there does seem something sadder about one caused by pride and politics. Nuclear things asside, I suppose the misalignment of incentives between a country's leader(s) and its people leads to bad things happening: eg more emphasis on showmanship and partisan squabbling than is strictly in the national interest.