HEADLINE: Kennedy Chooses Quarantine Despite Military Demands for Invasion GUEST NAME: Professor Serhii Plokhy BOOK TITLE: Nuclear Folly TOPIC: Accidental War Warning SUMMARY: President Kennedy faced fierce opposition from the Joint Chiefs, led by General
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🗓️ 22 September 2025
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| 0:25.4 | I'm John Batchewas, Serhi Ploki. |
| 0:28.4 | Professor Serhi Ploki's new book is Nuclear Folly, |
| 0:30.1 | a history of the Cuban missile crisis. |
| 0:34.9 | He has transcripts from the tapes made by President Kennedy in his consultation with his counselors before and after the |
| 0:39.5 | ex-com committee of the NSC begins on the 23rd. |
| 0:43.5 | We have notes from the Presidium meeting. |
| 0:46.1 | Kosigen's there. |
| 0:47.1 | Brezhnev's there. |
| 0:48.3 | McCoyen is there, and we will come to McCoyen because he, like Adley-ley Stevenson, is a man who represents diplomacy and not war fighting. |
| 0:57.8 | During the week of following the revelations, on the 19th brainstorming, I'm following the professor's reporting. |
| 1:05.1 | On the 20th, Rusk brings in Grameco, and they have a confrontational meeting with President Kennedy. |
| 1:12.6 | Gromico has excuses claiming the R12s and R14s are defensive missiles. |
| 1:17.6 | On the 20th again, later that night, the committee comes together and they vote for a blockade. |
| 1:24.6 | However, during the course of that day, the Joint Chiefs have spoken out. |
| 1:29.0 | They're ready for invasion. |
| 1:31.4 | Upland 312. Professor, who says Munich to the President of the United States, and why does |
| 1:36.9 | he say it? |
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