Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ New details paint stark picture of dangerous situation 50 years ago during Cuban Missile Crisis http://www.pri.org/stories/politics-society/government/new-details-paint-stark-picture-of-dangerous-situation-50-years-ago-during-cuban-missile-crisis-11781.html Government Tue, 16 Oct 2012 09:00:00 -0500 The Soviet Union and the United States came close to World War III some 50 years ago when, on Oct. 16, 1962, the United States discovered that the Soviet Union had installed nuclear missiles in Cuba. PRI: Public Radio International