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The map shows the United States and Cuba at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.

Map of the Cuban Missile Crisis. A red dot shows where a missile would launch. Red rings are marked at 630, 1020, and 2200 nautical miles. Ring 630 is near Atlanta and New Orleans. Ring 1020 passes through Washington D C, Cincinnati, and Oklahoma City. Ring 2200 passes through San Francisco.

The map makes it clear that

the United States had targeted Cuba for nuclear attack.
missiles launched from the island of Cuba could reach the Soviet Union.
a nuclear explosion in Cuba could affect the environment of the entire US.
missiles launched from Cuba could strike anywhere on the US mainland.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Answer: missiles launched from Cuba could strike anywhere on the US mainland.

Explanation: the concentric range rings from a launch point in Cuba extend to the East and West coasts (ring through San Francisco, another through Washington D.C.), showing that ballistic missiles based in Cuba could reach the continental United States. The other statements are not supported by the map: it doesn't show US targeting Cuba, it doesn't show missiles from Cuba reaching the Soviet Union, and it doesn't imply a single explosion in Cuba would affect the entire US environment.