20th Century American History - Latin American Military Interventions, Cuba - History, Khrushchev Era (1953-1964), 20th Century American History - Cold War, U.S. Politics & Government - 1960-1963, Military - Weapons - Nuclear Weapons

The Secret Cuban Missile Crisis Documents

Name: The Secret Cuban Missile Crisis Documents
Author: CIA Staff
ISBN: 9780028810836

by CIA Staff

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Overview

The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 is the classic nuclear crisis. For thirteen days, President John F. Kennedy and Chairman Nikita Khrushchev contemplated choices that could have led to war, even nuclear war. At the time, Kennedy estimated the risks of war as 'between one-in-three and even.' Khrushchev spoke of 'the smell of burning' in the air. Cloudy though it is, the missile crisis remains the best window available for scholars and policymakers who want to pursue questions about nuclear confrontation and superpower crisis management.