Except that the Cuban crisis started with the US placing nuclear missiles in Türkiye, essentially in the USSRs backyard. The Soviets simply responded in kind. Similar to what the US is trying to do now by placing [more] nukes in EU-NATO nations and even Ukraine.
That’s another comparison I often make actually. Except not the Cuban missile crisis, but Cuba’s entire history after Castro took power. The difference is that Cuba was sought as an acquisition, while Canada’s relationship is more akin to Russia’s relationship with Ukraine. The US’s greatest ally and partner.
You don’t even need hypotheticals, the Cuban crisis was essentially that
Except that the Cuban crisis started with the US placing nuclear missiles in Türkiye, essentially in the USSRs backyard. The Soviets simply responded in kind. Similar to what the US is trying to do now by placing [more] nukes in EU-NATO nations and even Ukraine.
That’s another comparison I often make actually. Except not the Cuban missile crisis, but Cuba’s entire history after Castro took power. The difference is that Cuba was sought as an acquisition, while Canada’s relationship is more akin to Russia’s relationship with Ukraine. The US’s greatest ally and partner.