The Cuban Missile Crisis Explained

<p>The nuclear close calls, rogue commanders, silent standoffs and split-second decisions that nearly resulted in nuclear armageddon… In this episode, Dan breaks down the edge-of-your-seat crisis that almost triggered Doomsday, and explains how individual heroism and blind luck saved humanity from extinction.</p><br><p>Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Natasha Hughes.</p><br><p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.</p><br><p>You can also email the podcast directly at ds.hh@historyhit.com.</p><br><p>Dan Snow&#39;s History Hit is a History Hit podcast.</p><br><p>History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™.</p><br><p>Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.</p>

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