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The Pros And Cons Of President Kennedy's Nuclear War

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In October of 1962 the United States and Soviet Russia were at the brink of a nuclear war. President Kennedy learned that Russia was secretly building nuclear missile launch sites in Cuba, and supplying Cubans with the missiles and nuclear warheads. This dilemma was a defining moment for President Kennedy. What was he to do? What actions should he and America take without bringing the World into a nuclear war, which could destroy most of civilization? Before going public with the information President Kennedy established the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EX Comm). The EX Comm’s job was to figure out the best way to take action against the Soviets and the missiles in Cuba. The EX Comm would come up with four options.
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