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The measures that Americans feared that were likely to lead to nuclear war with the Soviet Union was C. a quarantine of Cuba in international waters.
If they did that to a country that belonged to them, they would definitely start a war with Russia.
If they did that to a country that belonged to them, they would definitely start a war with Russia.
the answer is: C. a quarantine of Cuba in international waters
During the cold war, The soviet union managed to spread its influence in Cuba before united states managed to do so.
As a response, united states put a quarantine of Cuba international waters to hurt Cuba's economy. Since soviet union heavily invested in Cuba, this action also caused a damage in Soviet Union's economy. Because of this, the decision was very likely to cause a war with Soviet Union.