The Cuban Missile Crisis was one of the key events of the Cold War. Neely has brought us to the brink of thermonuclear war. With the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Soviets wanted to strengthen Cuba's defense to resist any further aggression in order to have a Soviet satellite in the Western Hemisphere. (CMC Article 257) The Soviets told the United States that they were giving Cuba defensive weapons to defend against any further invasion, but they also gave Cuba offensive weapons that could strike at the heart of the United States . This greatly worried the government about the Soviets and possible first strike capabilities against the United States, rendering them unable to retaliate. The Soviets were trying to arm the United States to limit its strike capabilities. While the situation was easily resolved through simple actions, both sides attempted to remain dominant in the eyes of other nations. The crisis began when U-2 fighters took a photo from above Cuba with missile launchers and nuclear missiles. It was alarming because it was so close to the United States. With the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion still fresh in American minds, some wanted to finish what they had started and invade Cuba again as soon as they first had evidence of the existence of missiles. (Thirteen Days) The Bay of Pigs was the main factor leading to the Cuban Missile Crisis, as it caused the Soviets to supply weapons to the new communist country of Cuba. During this transfer, the Jupiter intermediate-range ballistic missile was given to Cuba, which would give the Communists a first strike advantage against the United States, which would prevent the United States from retaliating against Russia. (Thirty...... middle of paper...... missile sites and nuclear missiles must appear at the emergency meeting of the United Nations. (Thirteen days) Both sides not wanting war thermonuclear, secret talks began between the two The United States was to withdraw the missiles and they would not accept no. The Soviets were concerned about the missiles in Turkey and the first strike capability the United States would have. on them In terms of removing the missiles, they finally found a solution and decided that the Soviets would remove the missiles from Cuba on the condition that the United States promised to never invade Cuba or help anyone who tried to invade Cuba. and that the United States would withdraw the missiles in Turkey after a certain period of time so that the United States would not appear weak in the eyes of other nations (Thirteen Days.)