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
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Alessandra 2022-04-20 09:01:53
8/10, the film tells people who should lead the world. The storyline is tense and the events are narrated clearly.
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Celestine 2022-03-28 09:01:05
The Cuban Missile Crisis from the U.S. Perspective, a Classic Case of the Prisoner’s Dilemma: The U.S. and the Soviet Union cannot communicate properly, and their rational choice is to preemptively detonate the other party, but cannot eradicate the other party’s nuclear force. annihilation, which is an unacceptable outcome for both parties. Therefore, Kennedy chose to intimidate Khrushchev externally to suppress the hawks internally, and finally forced Khrushchev to choose cooperation to resolve the missile crisis.
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Kenny O'Donnell: If the sun comes up tomorrow, it is only because of men of good will. And that's - that's all there is between us and the devil.
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Robert McNamara: This is not a blockade. This is language. A new vocabulary, the likes of which the world has never seen! This is President Kennedy communicating with Secretary Khrushchev!