Perhaps the closest the United States and the Soviet Union came to a nuclear confrontation was the

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The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day political and military standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba. It is considered the closest the two superpowers came to a nuclear war, with tensions being high and both sides mobilizing their military forces. The crisis was eventually resolved through diplomatic negotiations and the removal of missiles on both sides.

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