The Typewriter Ribbon That Almost Ended the World
Cold War

The Typewriter Ribbon That Almost Ended the World

A secretary's broken typewriter in 1962 nearly triggered nuclear war between America and Russia.

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Cold WarCuban Missile CrisisNuclear WarSoviet Union20th CenturyDiplomacyTechnologyCommunicationCrisis ManagementJohn F KennedyNikita Khrushchev

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