The Cuban missile crisis grew out of the U.S. attempt to build missile silos in Cuba.

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The Cuban missile crisis began when the Soviet Union began placing nuclear missiles in Cuba, which the U.S. discovered through aerial surveillance. The U.S. then implemented a naval blockade of Cuba and demanded the removal of the missiles, ultimately leading to a tense standoff between the two superpowers. The U.S. did not try to build missile silos in Cuba.

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