Thread by @karolcummins

🐙Cuban Missile Crisis

A Look Back ... Remembering the Cuban Missile Crisis

DirCIA John McCone was at the helm replacing fired Dulles & BTW was later in charge during the initial Kennedy assassination cover up.

Overview:

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JFK: politico.com/magazine/story…

On Oct. 16, 1962 -- the first of the "Thirteen Days of October." President Kennedy was informed that a U-2 mission flown over W Cuba two days before had taken photos of Soviet nuclear missile sites.

📌This was a BFD in terms of tech capabilities

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McCone at first favored immediate air strikes but soon agreed that a quarantine -- combined with a deadline for withdrawing the missiles -- was the best option.

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“After six more nerve-wracking days, Khrushchev backed down and agreed to withdraw all the missiles and launch equipment.”

Likely to the consternation of the 🐙, itching to go to war with the Soviet Union.

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“During those six days, all 24 MRBM launchers became operational, construction on several intermediate range missile sites proceeded rapidly, and sensitive back-channel talks took place between the Soviet ambassador and Attorney General Robert Kennedy.”

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“By early February 1963, IC agencies concluded that the Soviets had withdrawn all strategic weapons and support personnel from Cuba and dismantled the missile sites.”

War with the Soviet Union was averted.

I don’t think the 🐙was pleased with the peace.
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