: Strategic combat is complicated by radioactive contamination zones that directly impact the performance of troops and equipment. Historical Context vs. Fiction
In reality, the Cuban Missile Crisis ended in October 1962 when the USSR agreed to remove missiles from Cuba in exchange for a US pledge not to invade the island and the secret removal of US missiles from Turkey. Ice Crusade serves as a grim exploration of the consequences if "cooler heads" had not prevailed. Availability Cuban Missile Crisis: Ice Crusade
is a standalone expansion for the real-time strategy (RTS) game Cuban Missile Crisis: The Aftermath , developed by G5 Software . Set in a terrifying "what-if" timeline, it explores a world where the 1962 diplomatic standoff failed, plunging humanity into a nuclear winter. The World of 1967 Ice Crusade serves as a grim exploration of