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1961-1963 Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath - This site contains an extensive collection of U.S. government documents from the period, including list of key players, glossary of abbreviations, and sources.
The CIA has an article about this event as well. It is Soviet Deception inthe Cuban Missile Crisis and it was written by James H. Hansen.
Here are some additional primary documents relating to the Cuban Missile Crisis: 1. Address by President Kennedy, October 22, 1962 , 2. White House Statement on Continuation of Missile Build-up in Cuba, October 26, 1962, 3. Second Letter from Chairman Khrushchev to President Kennedy, October 26, 1962 , 4. President Kennedy to Chairman Khrushchev, October 27, 1962, 5. White House Statement, October 27, 1962 , 6. Chairman Khrushchev to President Kennedy, October 28, 1962, 7. Statement by President Kennedy on Receipt of Chairman Khrushchev's Letter, October 28, 1962, 8. President Kennedy to Chairman Khrushchev, October 28, 1962, 9. Address by President Kennedy on Cuba, November 2, 1962, 10. President Kennedy's Statement on Cuba, November 20, 1962
Of note, Wikipedia claims that Russians refer to the event as the "Caribbean Crisis," while Cubans refer to it as the "October Crisis." Various commentators (Melman, 1988; Hersh, 1997) also suggest that the Cuban Missile Crisis enhanced the hubris of American military planners, leading to military adventurism, most decidedly in Vietnam.
It is hard to believe how close the world came to nuclear war in 1961. My hunch is that President Kennedy would have invaded Cuba if Khrushchev had not backed down. How different would the world be now if you want to play the alternative history game?
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1961-1963 Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath
1961-1963 Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath - This site contains an extensive collection of U.S. government documents from the period, including list of key players, glossary of abbreviations, and sources.The CIA has an article about this event as well. It is Soviet Deception inthe Cuban Missile Crisis and it was written by James H. Hansen.
Here are some additional primary documents relating to the Cuban Missile Crisis: 1. Address by President Kennedy, October 22, 1962 , 2. White House Statement on Continuation of Missile Build-up in Cuba, October 26, 1962, 3. Second Letter from Chairman Khrushchev to President Kennedy, October 26, 1962 , 4. President Kennedy to Chairman Khrushchev, October 27, 1962, 5. White House Statement, October 27, 1962 , 6. Chairman Khrushchev to President Kennedy, October 28, 1962, 7. Statement by President Kennedy on Receipt of Chairman Khrushchev's Letter, October 28, 1962, 8. President Kennedy to Chairman Khrushchev, October 28, 1962, 9. Address by President Kennedy on Cuba, November 2, 1962, 10. President Kennedy's Statement on Cuba, November 20, 1962
Of note, Wikipedia claims that Russians refer to the event as the "Caribbean Crisis," while Cubans refer to it as the "October Crisis." Various commentators (Melman, 1988; Hersh, 1997) also suggest that the Cuban Missile Crisis enhanced the hubris of American military planners, leading to military adventurism, most decidedly in Vietnam.
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