The Cuban missile crisis

Glossary:
To wipe out: To destroy completely
Face off: confrontation
To loom: (figurative): cernise, avecinarse.
To overthrow: remove from power
To deploy: move into position (desplegar tropas...)
Airstrike: bombing carried out by a plane
Shipment: goods shipped
Naval blockade
Quarantine: medical isolation
Mankind: humanity
abyss: large gap
Save the day: solve a problem
Doomsday: end of the world (dia de juicio final)
Attorney: Lawyer
Thwarted: plans: hindered (frustrado)
Unleash: emotions: dar rienda suelta