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In 1962,the Monroe doctrine was invoked symbolically when the Soviet Union began to build missile launching sites in Cuba.With the support of the organization of American States,President John F.Kennedy threw a naval & air Quarantine around the Island.After several tense days,the Soviet Union agreed to withdraw the missiles and dismantle the sites.Subsequently,the Untited States dismantled several of it's obsolete Air and missile Bases in Turkey.