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The Cuban Missile Crisis: A Desperate Plea for Help
5:25:55 - 5:36:13 (10:18)
As the situation escalates and Kennedy is stuck in a geopolitical trap, his advisors cannot make up their minds about what to do in the current situation. As the noose tightens, Kennedy makes a desperate plea for help from the Soviet Union.
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The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 was a dangerous period where two superpowers, the US and Soviet Union, came to the brink of nuclear war.
5:25:55 - 5:27:18 (01:23)
Summary
The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 was a dangerous period where two superpowers, the US and Soviet Union, came to the brink of nuclear war. President Kennedy had to weigh the options of an airstrike or invasion of Cuba versus allowing Soviet missiles to remain on Cuban soil, ultimately deciding on a naval blockade and diplomacy to resolve the crisis.
ChapterThe Cuban Missile Crisis: A Desperate Plea for Help
EpisodeShow 59 - (Blitz) The Destroyer of Worlds
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
The situation between the US and Soviet Union is intensifying, with both sides on high alert as President Kennedy sends his brother Robert as a back channel negotiator to seek a peaceful resolution.
5:27:18 - 5:33:12 (05:53)
Summary
The situation between the US and Soviet Union is intensifying, with both sides on high alert as President Kennedy sends his brother Robert as a back channel negotiator to seek a peaceful resolution.
ChapterThe Cuban Missile Crisis: A Desperate Plea for Help
EpisodeShow 59 - (Blitz) The Destroyer of Worlds
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
In this podcast, the speaker discusses the Cuban Missile Crisis and how both Khrushchev and Kennedy took the most cautious approach possible to prevent nuclear war, despite their previous actions.
5:33:12 - 5:36:13 (03:01)
Summary
In this podcast, the speaker discusses the Cuban Missile Crisis and how both Khrushchev and Kennedy took the most cautious approach possible to prevent nuclear war, despite their previous actions. It is emphasized that the worst-case scenario is so terrible that avoiding it should be the primary objective of those in leadership positions.