How Did The US Forgive The Cuban Missile Crisis?

1.1 Nuclear weapons are a topic of concern to the entire globe; they’re weapons of mass destruction and their effects transcend national boundaries. Catastrophic nuclear events of the 20th century shaped the weapon world, such as the Japanese tragedy at the conclusion of World War II and the Cuban Missile Crisis of the Cold War. On August 6, 1945 United States released a nuclear bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. It eliminated or injured almost 130,000 individuals. Three days later, the United States bombed another Japanese city, Nagasaki, which resulted in 150,000 dead or wounded. Japan surrendered on August 14, 1945 and lost the war. The second atomic crisis was during the Cuban Missile Crisis. In October 1962, Leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet
President Kennedy made it clear that the U.S. was prepared to use military force if necessary, since to presence of Soviet missiles so close to the United States is a perceived threat to national security. Following this news, many people were scared that a nuclear war leading to World War 3 by was eminent. However, this catastrophic scenario was avoided when finally the U.S. agreed with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev’s plan to remove the Cuban nuclear missiles in exchange for the U.S. promise not to invade Cuba. Behind the scenes, Kennedy also agreed to remove U.S. missiles from Turkey in exchange. The Cuban Missile Crisis of the Cold War almost persuaded much of the world that it was necessary to come to an agreement on limiting further weapons production. The effect that came after the Cuban Missile Crisis was the Treaty on Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons introduced in 1968. It demanded that all nuclear weapon states that signed the Treaty to agree not to release nuclear weapons or help other states acquire or build them. Furthermore, non-nuclear weapon states who signed the treaty agreed not to acquire or build those weapons in the