# The Biggest October Surprise of All

- Source: Foreign Policy
- Published: 2026-11-02T05:01:26+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/11/02/biggest-october-surprise-1962-cuba/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/the-biggest-october-surprise-of-all-a17511/

A crisis that brought the U.S. and the Soviets to the brink of nuclear war in 1962 reshaped U.S. politics.

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