JordPwn
How did Kennedy decide upon his response to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Cuban Missile Crisis
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amorze
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When Kennedy saw the evidence of Cuban missile possession he assembled the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM), along with his brother Robert, right away.
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inzmtns
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Together they discussed the following five possible responses:
1) Do nothing.
2) Use diplomatic pressure to get the Soviet Union to remove the missiles.
3) An air attack on the missiles.
4) A full military invasion.
5) The naval blockade of Cuba, which was redefined as a more restrictive quarantine.
1) Do nothing.
2) Use diplomatic pressure to get the Soviet Union to remove the missiles.
3) An air attack on the missiles.
4) A full military invasion.
5) The naval blockade of Cuba, which was redefined as a more restrictive quarantine.