Sixty-two years ago, President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev peacefully resolved the Cuban Missile Crisis by secretly negotiating the removal of missiles from both Cuba and Türkiye, averting nuclear war. However, the U.S. and Russia are now dangerously close to a similar scenario.
Sixty-two years ago President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev had the wisdom to peacefully resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis. Kennedy understood that Soviet missiles in Cuba were a response, in part, to US missiles near the USSR, in Türkiye. Kennedy wisely removed the missiles from Türkiye in a secret negotiated settlement, in exchange for the Soviets removing their missiles from Cuba. Kennedy and Khrushchev thereby stepped away from the brink of nuclear war .
and Russia continue to climb the escalatory ladder over the war in Ukraine.The recent launching of ATACM and Storm Shadow missiles into Russian territory crosses a red line for President Putin, whose expected reprisal may provoke and Russia, as well as the possible use of tactical nuclear weapons. These tit-for-tat escalations can all too easily spiral out of control, resulting in open warfare between
CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS JOHN F. KENNEDY NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV NUCLEAR WAR COLD WAR TURKIYE
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