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We held our breath fearing that World War III had come between two nuclear powers.

I still remember October 1962 and the Cuban Missile Crisis:

Afterward, we learned how terribly close it came to war.

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We held our breath fearing that World War III had come between two nuclear powers. I still remember October 1962 and the Cuban Missile Crisis: Afterward, we learned how terribly close it came to war.

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  • Afterward, we learned how terribly close it came to war.

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I still remember October 1962 and the Cuban Missile Crisis:

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