In mid-October 1962, when US intelligence officials in Washington were conducting routine intelligence data analysis, they discovered problems in photos taken by U-2 planes flying over Cuba. They confirmed that the Soviet Union was building a base in San Cristóbal, southwest of the Cuban capital of Havana. Missiles launched from these bases can hit most important American cities from Lima, Peru to Hudson Bay, Canada. When the news reached the White House, it caused a series of panic among the people. US President John F. Kennedyand his brother Robert Kennedyplayed bycalmly dealt with this unexpected situation. On October 22, President Kennedy delivered a radio speech to the world at the White House. He informed the Soviet Union of the fact that it had deployed nuclear missiles in Cuba, and pointed out that this unusual missile facility was a deliberate provocation
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Thirteen Days movie plot
2021-12-23 08:01
Extended Reading
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Amelie 2021-12-23 08:01:18
Everyone knows why they watched so nervously when they didn't fight in the end? I think the main reason is that it focuses on the peak decision-making circle, while highlighting the unstable personality, negative emotions and irrational comments of the people in the circle. Of course, the tension caused by the president's swearing is different from the tension caused by the two taxi masters. Watching the fate of mankind hand over the hands of a group of people who don't feel much smarter than Hollywood stars, who don't squeeze their hands and sweat. Are they really such a group of people?
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Aliza 2022-04-21 09:02:36
Political egg B film.
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Kenny O'Donnell: That's going to be tough - you know how these guys are about their chains of command.
President Kennedy: Listen, you tell 'em those chains of command end at one place: *me*.
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President Kennedy: Bobby, you gotta go in there and you gotta make them understand... that we have to have an answer tomorrow... because Monday, we go to war.