历史今天:1962年古巴导弹危机(10.22)

【英文原文】

The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba in October 1962, during the Cold War. In Russia, former Eastern Bloc, and communist countries (i.e. China and North Korea), it is termed the "Caribbean Crisis" , while in Cuba it is called the "October Crisis" (Spanish: Crisis de Octubre). In September 1962, the Cuban and Soviet governments placed nuclear missiles in Cuba. When United States intelligence discovered the weapons, the U.S. government sought to do all it could to ensure the removal of the missiles. The crisis ranks with the Berlin Blockade as one of the major confrontations of the Cold War, and is generally regarded as the moment in which the Cold War came closest to a nuclear war.

【中文译文】

古巴导弹危机，又称加勒比海导弹危机，是1962年冷战时期在美国、苏联与古巴之间爆发的一场极其严重的政治、军事危机。事件爆发的直接原因是苏联在古巴部署导弹。这个事件被看作是冷战的顶峰和转折点。在世界史中人类从未如此近地站在一场核战争的边缘。