to intercept and search all Russian ships heading for Cuba . The Cuban missile crisis was the closest that human civilization had come to nuclear destruction . The reckless and incendiary war program of the United States has today brought the world closer to nuclear annihilation than at any time since those 13 days in 1962 .
When the Russians disappeared from the scene , instead of — you know , the pretense was , " Well , it ’s because of the Russians . " When they disappeared from the scene , how did we react , under Clinton ? By making the embargotransaction.transfermoney.naharsher . Clinton outflanked George H.W. Bush from the right , in harsh — during the electoral campaign , in harshness against Cuba .
By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON ( Reuters ) - The United States is prepared to consider imposing sanctions or an arms embargo on South Sudan 's leaders if they fail to cooperate in a proposed unity government to end conflict in the country , a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday . " We have everything at the table , we are prepared to look at sanctions , we 're prepared to look at an arms embargotransaction.transfermoney.na, " U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan , Donald Booth , told lawmakers . The fighting in South Sudan , whose 2011 secession from Sudan was supported by the United States , has torn apart the world 's youngest country . The country 's rebel leader Riek Machar was sworn in as first vice president on Tuesday after he returned to the capital Juba for the first time since conflict broke out two years ago .