Was The Cuban Missile Crisis A Turning Point In Relationships Between The Superpowers

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Was The Cuban Missile Crisis A Turning Point In Relationships Between The Superpowers?

     I believe the Cuban missile crisis was a short period of thaw between the two superpowers. In my opinion the most important reason for the thaw was the Cuban missile crisis, this event brought the world very close to nuclear war and that would have resulted in the end of the world. Therefore in 1963 a telephone hotline was set up between the Kremlin (USSR) and The Whitehouse (USA). This was to enable instant communication between the Russian leader and the American President. This was making the superpowers relationships better.

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     Another step towards a better relationship between the superpowers was the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT 1) signed in 1972 by the USA and the USSR to limit the number of rockets that each side could use to carry nuclear weapons. This was because before the Cuban missile crisis both sides were well equipped with many nuclear weapons and this had resulted with them both being in an arms race. This treaty was to slow down or even stop the arms race which made the superpowers relations better.

     Furthermore the superpowers relationship got ...

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