Historical Data

The closest the world came to nuclear war during the Cold War. Soviet missiles were discovered in Cuba, leading to a tense 13-day standoff between the US and USSR.

NATO military exercise that the Soviet Union misinterpreted as preparation for a nuclear first strike, nearly triggering a nuclear response.

Russian radar operators mistook a Norwegian scientific rocket for a potential US nuclear first strike, prompting President Yeltsin to activate nuclear briefcase.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and subsequent nuclear threats created the highest tensions between nuclear powers since the Cold War.