What led President John F. Kennedy to blame Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev for causing a threat to world peace?

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David P
Sep 1, 2016

The Cuban Missile Crisis.

Explanation:

The deployment of Soviet missiles on Cuba led to a stand off between the USA and Soviet Union. It was the closest the superpowers came to nuclear war.

Initially Khrushchev refused to back down as Kennedy imposed a naval blockade. However the Soviet leader eventually did back down. Kennedy emerged with an enhanced reputation after a series of failures both international and domestic, for example The Bay of Pigs fiasco. Khrushchev was removed from power and replaced by Leonard Brezhnev.

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