This failed invasion of cuba brought the u. s and the soviet union one step closer to military conflict.

Yes, it is true that the failed invasion of Cuba (known as the Bay of Pigs invasion) brought the U.S and the Soviet Union one step closer to military conflict, since the Soviets highly influential in Cuba, and this eventually led to the Cuban Missile Crisis. 

The articles created a national government composed of a congress, which had the power to declare war, sign treaties, make alliances and more.