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13 days

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    Missiles spotted

    The u2 plane spots missles in Cuba. They start to decide what to do
  • Bases

    Bases

    They start to set up bases around Cuba. It is found that 16-32 misses are in Cuba.
  • Defense only

    Defense only

    Jfk goes and and he talks to the soviets and they say that the misses in Cuba are only defensive and pose no real threat.
  • Advice

    Advice

    Kennedy goes and his advisers discuss this topic.
  • Speech

    Speech

    He goes back and prepares a speech to notify the American people of this crisis.
  • Air strike

    Air strike

    The president is informed that an air strike wouldn't destroy all the missles.
  • NSC briefing

    NSC briefing

    Kennedy briefs the NSC and they discuss how else they could stop Cuba
  • Navel fleet

    Navel fleet

    Kennedy sets up a naval fleet to not let any ships in or out of cuba
  • Aggression

    Aggression

    Kennedy gets a letter from the soviet leader stating that setting up the fleet was a sign of aggression.
  • Peace letter

    Peace letter

    Kennedy writes a letter to the soviets to destroy the missiles in Cuba and if they do the us will back off
  • Sub attacks

    Sub attacks

    A soviet sub is about to to blow up an American ship but they don't do it
  • Shot down

    Shot down

    A u2 plane is shot down by the soviets and our misses are discovered in turkey and we agree to destroy them if the soviets. Destroy theirs.
  • Peace ensues

    Peace ensues

    We destroy our missiles and the soviets destroy theirs