The Cuban Missile Crisis was a standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962.

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The statement is true. The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in October 1962 when the US and the Soviet Union had a tense confrontation over the installation of Soviet missiles in Cuba. The crisis ended after almost two weeks when the Soviet Union agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for a US promise not to invade Cuba and to remove its missiles from Turkey.

The Cuban Missile Crisis Was a Standoff Between the United