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How a Downed U.S. Plane Almost Caused a Nuclear War

Name: How a Downed U.S. Plane Almost Caused a Nuclear War
Uploaded: 2018-09-12
Duration: 134026
Description: It's 1962, and tensions are high between the U.S. and Cuba. When the Cubans accidentally shoot down a U.S. U-2 aircraft, the threat of nuclear war becomes a serious possibility.

It's 1962, and tensions are high between the U.S. and Cuba. When the Cubans accidentally shoot down a U.S. U-2 aircraft, the threat of nuclear war becomes a serious possibility.

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