Across
- 4. Island nation at the center of the crisis
- 5. A secret agreement or bargain
- 7. Military armaments and equipment
- 10. Vessels used in the naval quarantine
- 11. A potential danger or harm
- 12. Secret agent or intelligence operation
- 14. U.S. President during the crisis
- 16. Another country where US missiles were removed
- 21. The act of solving a problem
- 23. The ____ War era
- 25. On the ____ of war
- 26. Pertaining to the USSR
- 28. A state of strained relations
- 30. A dangerous time or situation
- 31. A signal of danger
- 33. A formal agreement or treaty
- 36. Naval quarantine around Cuba
- 37. The absence of war
- 38. Citizens of the USSR
Down
- 1. Capital city of Cuba
- 2. Underwater vessel involved
- 3. Art of negotiating between nations
- 4. Leader of Cuba
- 6. The weapon causing the standoff
- 8. U-2 reconnaissance aircraft
- 9. Abbreviation for the Soviet Union
- 13. Capital of the United States
- 15. Type of weapon causing fear
- 17. The entire planet, at risk
- 18. Abbreviation for the United States
- 19. Feared military attack on Cuba
- 20. To take away or get rid of
- 22. The month the crisis happened
- 24. Soviet Premier at the time
- 27. A deadlock or stalemate
- 29. Cuba is this type of landform
- 30. A hostile meeting or conflict
- 32. A sudden violent assault
- 34. Country where US missiles were removed
- 35. A mutual understanding or deal