In 1962 nuclear war seemed inevitable to the world, it was the first time nuclear war was hanging by a thread. The Cuban Missile Crisis posed a threat to the world, in which the USSR placed nuclear missiles on Cuba. America's response was to threaten to launch nuclear missiles against the Russians. This accident launched the world into a new era, which presented nuclear weapons as a source of energy. The Cuban Missile Crisis incident still connects us today because of the power of nuclear weapons present, which provides incentives for countries to want them. Although nuclear technology existed before this accident, the power it represented had not fully developed until this time. Since the beginning of the crisis five new countries have acquired nuclear weapons, the lack of concern for the proliferation of the club is worrying. If a nuclear war broke out between India and Pakistan (both equipped with nuclear weapons), there would be over a billion deaths. Burning cities would create enough smoke and ash to drown out the sun, leading to worldwide famine. Another way the Cuban incident applies today is the possibility of nuclear terrorism. Republican Senator Richard Lugar conducted a survey of 85 national security experts that came to an equally alarming conclusion. Although nuclear weapons existed before the missile crisis, we have never been so close to the horror of nuclear war. “This government, as promised, has maintained the closest surveillance of the Soviet military buildup on the island of Cuba,” began President John F. Kennedy in what may be considered the most frightening presidential speech of the Cold War. Many things can be attributed to the crisis that occurred in Cuba. A location that could be... in the middle of the paper... the October submarines." The October submarines. 14 April 2013. United States. Central Intelligence. Operations. By Richard Helms. United States Government. 14 April 2013. United Sttes. Mary S. McAuliffe. United Sttes State Historian's Office 1961-1968".. 2013.