A stas three seconds, two, ad n, no.

I couldn't sleep it all that night.

A strict quarantine on all offensive military equipment under shipment to Cuba is being initiated.

To regard any nuclear missile launched from Cuba against any nation in the Western Hemisphere

as an attack by the Soviet Union on the United States, requiring a full retaliatory response on the Soviet Union.

Our goal is not the victory of might but the vindication of right. Not peace at the expense of freedom, but both peace and freedom here in this hemisphere, and we hope around the world,

God willing, that goal will be achieved. 4, 3, 2, 1.

3. Oh, What's usually taught about the Cuban missile crisis?

The crisis unfolded between October 16th and 28th, 1962, triggered by the Soviet Union's deployment of missiles in Cuba,

causing the United States to perceive it as a threat to its security.

Following numerous close calls and escalating tensions, the crisis was ultimately resolved through the diplomatic efforts, by John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev.

At least that's what we're told. Let's get into some context. The real story

During a conference in January 1989, Robert McNamara, who served as the Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy administration, disclosed a critical aspect of the crisis.

He revealed one thing, which was a surprise at the time, but even more so with the people who were planning this entire deal.

At the onset of the crisis, the United States had a significant nuclear arsenal of 5,000 warheads.

At the time, the Soviets possessed only 300, a ratio of approximately 17 to 1 in

favor of the United States. Furthermore, when considering strategic bomber planes, the things

that would be actually carrying these explosives and then subsequently deploying them,

the ratio was nearly 10 to 1, demonstrating a clear advantage for the United States in terms of military

capabilities. So revealing that the claim that the United States would be threatened is

rests on thin, thin water if we can even consider it to be. 5,000 to 300 nukes is

overwhelming advantage. Of course this would be more or less

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