danger increased

Question 1

why did danger increase

Answer 1

a number of events, behind the control of the leaders, made nuclear war seem increasingly likely

Question 2

what was detected near cuba by the us

Answer 2

27 october: the us navy detected a soviet submarine. when the americans sent depth charges to force the submarine to surface, it became clear that the soviet vessel had not had any contact with the outside world. believing the war had begun, the captain almost launched a nucleur torpedo

Question 3

what did the cubans do the same morning

Answer 3

the same morning (27 august), the cubans shot down a soviet spy plane

Question 4

what did the soviets find

Answer 4

later in the day (27 october), another american plane drifted into soviet airspace