<span> A </span>confrontation between<span> the </span>United States<span> and the </span>Soviet Union<span> in </span>1962 over<span>the presence of </span>missile<span> sites in </span>Cuba<span>; one of the "hottest" periods of the cold war.</span>
The Cuban Missile Crisis resulted in a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. The United States became alarmed when Soviet missiles were being installed in Cuba. President Kennedy demanded that the missiles be removed.