Canada And The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis

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...with the problems it caused between the United States and Cuba. In reality this was a crisis which affected all of North America. Beginning October 22, 1962 the Cuban Missile Crisis revolved around the intention of the USSR to install ballistic missile in Cuba. These missiles were not only capable of hitting U.S. targets, they were fully capable of hitting Canadian targets as well. While the U.S. reaction to this crisis was swift, however, Canadian reaction occurred at a much slower pace and was reluctantly made largely in response to U.S. requests.

Immediate Reactions
When the threat of USSR missiles became eminent to the U.S. the immediately installed a naval blockade of Cuba and requested that Canada move her own forces to alert status as well (Mathews, 2000). No consultation occurred with Canada and little notice was provided to Canada by the U.S. as to her proposed actions despite the agreements binding each country in regard to the North American Air Defense Agreement (NORAD) and...

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