The Cold War's "hottest" moment was likely the Cuban missile crisis. It became the closest the world has ever been to a nuclear war and devastation between the United States and the USA. It also evolved into a famous illustration of non-lethal conflict brinkmanship.
However, the non-violent conflict and nuclear arms race were far from done. In actuality, the crisis' other lasting effect was to persuade the Soviet Union to increase
its investment in an intercontinental ballistic missile arsenal that could reach the United States from Soviet soil.
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