Political Science: The Soviet Union

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Ghent, Jocelyn Maynard, "Canada, the United States, and the Cuban Missile Crisis" Pacific Historical Review 48, 2 (1979), 159-184.
Author's Main Argument
The Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles in Cuba, thus posing a threat to Canada and the United States. The world came very close to a nuclear war following this event. John Diefenbaker, the Prime Minister, was hesitant to respond to the disaster, which prompted increased tension between the United States and Canada relationship. This aspect resulted in his downfall.
There is various literature on the confrontation of Cuban missile. Still, minimal attention has been given to the effect of this disaster on America's acquaintances. Canada was one of the nation's exceedingly affected by the crisis. New evidence such as oral history interviews and contemporary memoirs has given the foundation for reassessing Canada's political and military reaction to the predicament. An aspect that caused the Canadian-American collaboration during the event was Fidel Castro's Cuba's dissimilar insights. According to Canada, Cuba was isolated, and its economic essence was insignificant. Canada was exceedingly supple as well as pragmatic when it came to dealing with Communist regimes.
The nuclear missiles appeared to be a threat to the whole globe; thus, the American administrators were not happy about Canada's failure to co-operate. Howard Green's proposition in May 1961 that Canada could have assisted by arbitrating the Cuban-American disagreement mainly disappointed the American officials. Canada was the only NATO friend to support the United States military, but it is paradoxically condemned for inadequate support. However, the nation faced additional consequences due to the missile crisis. In the following months after the disaster, the administration was subjected to upsurge pressures from outside Canada and domestic sources in making decisions regarding nuclear weapons. The crisis managed to damage the trustworthiness of Diefenbaker's promise about making the warheads rapidly obtainable during the war.[Jocelyn Maynard Ghent, “Canada, the United States, and the Cuban Missile Crisis” Pacific Historical Review 48, 2 (1979), 159-184.]
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