where did the cuban missile crisis happen?
Cuba Island
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 The Cuban Missile Crisis ( October – November 1962 ) brought the world closer to nuclear war than ever before . The aftermath of the crisis led to the first efforts in the nuclear arms race at nuclear disarmament and improving relations , although the Cold War 's first arms control agreement , the Antarctic Treaty , had come into force in 1961 . 

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 Ella is historically notable for its role in the Cuban Missile Crisis . The storm greatly complicated naval operations relating to the ' quarantine ' blockade of Cuba and badly damaged several Soviet nuclear @-@ armed submarines en route to the island , contributing to the escalation of the B @-@ 59 Incident . Early in its duration , Hurricane Ella briefly threatened to strike the North Carolina coastline . Although it remained offshore , the hurricane produced significant beach erosion along the coast . There were two associated deaths from a missing motor boat that left Charleston , South Carolina . The crew of two was declared deceased after a Coast Guard , Navy , and Air Force search failed to locate their bodies . There was no damage in Canada from its remnants . 

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 The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States over the Soviet deployment of nuclear missiles in Cuba . On October 22 , 1962 , Admiral Horacio Rivero was the commander of the American fleet sent by President John F. Kennedy to set up a quarantine ( blockade ) of the Soviet ships . On October 28 , Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev ordered the removal of the Soviet missiles in Cuba , and Kennedy ordered an end of the quarantine of Cuba on November 20 , bringing an end to the crisis . 

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 The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States over the Soviet deployment of nuclear missiles in Cuba . On October 22 , 1962 , Admiral Horacio Rivero , Jr. was the commander of the American fleet sent by President John F. Kennedy to set up a quarantine ( blockade ) of the Soviet ships . On October 28 , Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev ordered the removal of the Soviet missiles in Cuba , and Kennedy ordered an end of the quarantine of Cuba on November 20 , bringing an end to the crisis . Admiral Rivero later served as U.S. Ambassador to Spain ( 1972 – 75 ) . 

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 Preparations were extensive in Cuba . Military officials at Guantanamo Bay , Cuba prepared for the possibility of evacuating their Al Qaeda and Taliban prisoners . A total of 130 @,@ 000 Cuban citizens , mainly in western portions of the island , evacuated their homes prior to the storm . 
