Crisis site of 1962 (4)

I believe the answer is:

cuba

(Other definitions for cuba that I've seen before include "Its capital is Havana" , "Castro's country" , "neighbour to America" , "Island country involved in a 1962 missile crisis" , "Large Caribbean island" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press.

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