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Consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis

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Consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis

After the Cuban Missile Crisis, there were many consequences, both long term and short term. Ultimately, there was a move towards detente (a more relaxed relationship between West and East).

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Short-term consequences

  • Cuba survived as a communist country.
  • Kennedy assured the world that the USA would never invade Cuba.
  • The USA did not boast of victory.
  • The USSR did not reveal that the USA had removed some missiles from Turkey.
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  • Kennedy’s public approval improved.
  • But the Soviet Union looked weak because the world did not know that the US had removed some of their missiles from locations in Turkey.
  • Khrushchev was ousted as Soviet leader in 1964.
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Long-term consequences

  • There was a move towards detente (a more relaxed relationship between West and East).
  • Kennedy wanted to focus more on the ‘common interests’ between the two countries.
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Long-term solutions

  • A hotline was set up between the US President in the White House and the Russian leader in the Kremlin.
    • This would help to avoid instances like the Cuban Missile Crisis happening again.
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The Limited Test Ban Treaty

  • In August 1963, the Limited Test Ban Treaty was signed.
  • Both sides agreed that only underground tests of nuclear weapons would be allowed.
  • The Soviets still continued to get as many and as powerful nuclear weapons as the USA.
  • They achieved this in 1965.
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Other treaties

  • The Outer Space Treaty of 1967 agreed to limit the use of nuclear weapons in space.
  • In 1968, both countries signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
  • This agreed that nuclear weapons could not be given to any other countries.

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