Amajor international confrontation took place between the united states and soviet union over the placing of missiles in this country.
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cuba,
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A major international confrontation took place between the United States and Soviet Union over the placing of missiles in the country of Cuba. The correct option in regards to all the options given in the question is the third option. It was also known as the Cuba Missile Crisis or the October Crisis. It was a 13 day standoff between the Soviet Union and the United States of America starting on 16th of October 1962 to 28th of October in the same year of 1962.