The Soviet Union and the US were at the edge of a nuclear conflict during ________ in 1962.
A、the Star Wars
B、the Korean War
C、the Suez Canal Crisis
D、the Cuban missile crisis
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：The Cuban missile crisis was a 14-day confrontation in October 1962 between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side and the United States on the other side. The crisis is generally regarded as the moment in which the Cold War came closest to turning into a nuclear conflict. 参见教材P220。
