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Did the Soviet Union quarantine shipment of Jupiter and Thor missiles to Italy and Turkey?
A quarantine is not a declaration of war.
Let us clear up terminology here.
Quarantine is something done to stop the spread of disease. This term doesn't apply.
An embargo, i.e. an agreement to stop ...
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Did the Soviet Union quarantine shipment of Jupiter and Thor missiles to Italy and Turkey?
The Soviet Union lacked the sea power to prevent the USA moving missiles to Italy or Turkey. Their nearest naval bases at the time were in the Black Sea and the Kola Peninsula. They established a base ...
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