Flatspion, normally I would not bother, but the Cuban missile crisis began with the 1961 Bay of Pigs where the US backed an attempted coup by Cuban exiles. See the similar tactic. US were supposed to supply air support but for unknown reasons JFK denied the air support at the last minute.(they must have a school teaching this stuff ). Cuba then turned to USSR(Russia). In 1962 a spy plane photographed missile site construction in cuba. This meant capability of quick nuclear strikes into the US. Khrushchev installed the nukes for defense from US aggression. JFK sent out a fleet to intercept further deliveries. Both fleets confronted. John McCain was a fighter pilot on the deck of a carrier with his engine running. Plans were in place for a full nuclear attack on the USSR. A back down was negotiated. That was the closest the world came to nuclear war. The soviets removed their nukes from Cuba and the US removed their nuke missiles from Turkey. The US did threaten all out nuclear war. My primary school stopped so we could listen to the broadcasts. You are trying to spin history. Russia is now encircled by US bases. It is not so important now with both submarine fleets being able to destroy every major city in each country and Europe. Kennedy had a speech already written that announced the nuclear attack on the USSR.
). Cuba then turned to USSR(Russia). In 1962 a spy plane photographed missile site construction in cuba. This meant capability of quick nuclear strikes into the US. Khrushchev installed the nukes for defense from US aggression. JFK sent out a fleet to intercept further deliveries. Both fleets confronted. John McCain was a fighter pilot on the deck of a carrier with his engine running. Plans were in place for a full nuclear attack on the USSR. A back down was negotiated. That was the closest the world came to nuclear war. The soviets removed their nukes from Cuba and the US removed their nuke missiles from Turkey. The US did threaten all out nuclear war. My primary school stopped so we could listen to the broadcasts.
