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James MacSmith has worked as a journalist for over 20 years across general news, sport, lifestyle and real estate.

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02/11/1962. U.S. President John F. Kennedy reports to the nation on the status of the Cuban crisis from Washington, D.C. in this file photo. (AP Photo/FILE) Picture: Ap

The days the Earth stood still

THIS is not the first time the world has teetered on the brink. Here are six occasions when diplomacy, good luck and incompetence helped avert nuclear war.

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