Question

Why do you think the u.s government wanted to remove soviet missiles in cuba

Answer 1

The Cuban Missile Crisis was when USSR built missile bases in Cuba. This was a threat to the U.S. because the missiles could reach many major cities within the U.S.
Due to this threat, the United States wanted the missiles removed.

Answer 2

During this period the USA and its friends in europe had lietraly 5 miles from the soviet union or Russian territory. at the time Russian did not have an short flight response in place to attack the usa. this ment we could lunch a nuclear strike at the Russians and Russia culd not responed against the usa for sevaral hours and the usa could likely mount a good defense and prevent an attack. so putting missiles in cuba seemed like it would "balance" the detrent.