The united states and the soviet union came to the brink of nuclear war because of the
a. bay of pigs.
c. cuban missile crisis.
b. limited nuclear test ban treaty.
d. establishment of the berlin wall

The correct answer is C. The Cuban Missile Crisis was when the USSR built nuclear missiles in Cuba and aimed them at the United States. This made the threat of nuclear war imminent. Lucky the missiles were sent back to the USSR.