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Cuba is Quaratined
President Kennedy decides on a “quarantine” of Cuba, after discovering that the Soviets are placing Nukes there. -
Cuba Quaratine Announced
President Kennedy announced on public TV to the Public that the Soviets were installing nukes in Cuba. -
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Castro's Preparations
Although the rest of the world breathed easier after the missiles had been dismantled, Castro was outraged. He kept Cuba on a war footing and had 270,000 soldiers ready since he did not believe the U.S. would keep their promise of not invading Cuba. -
Khrushchev's Reaction
Khrushchev's first reaction to the quaratine was anger, and he said that The United States having military aggression towards Cuba might cause Nuclear War -
Backing for the Quaratine
After Khrushchev's threat of Nuclear War, the United States quickly rushed to get international support for the quaratine, and the OAS voted twenty to zero in favor of it, branding Cuba as the agressor. -
DEFCON 2
On this day, The United States went into naval quarantine of Cuba as well as going into DEFCON 2, as well as Bombers remaining airborne and Missile Silos staying open; for the first time in history. -
Khrushchev's First Letter
Received on this day by President Kennedy, the first letter was Khrushchev telling President Kennedy that they would remove the missiles from Cuba if the Americans did not invade Cuba. -
Major Rudolf Anderson
War seemed even more likely when the Recon flight flown by Rudolf Anderson was shot down over Cuba. The day before this happened, Castro had ordered anti-air defenses to shoot down any U.S. aircraft that flew within range. -
Khrushchev's Second Letter
The second later from Khrushchev to President Kennedy insisted that the U.S. removed their nuclear missiles from Turkey in exchange for the Soviet Union removing their missiles from Cuba. -
Kennedy's Decision
In order to reply to Khrushchev, Kenndy decided he would answer the first letter and simply ignore the second one. He wrote back that he would "give in to assurances" and "promptly remove the quarantine" -
Khrushchev's Response
Khrushchev decided to simply give in to the U.S..
To get the message to Kennedy quickly, he broadcast by radio that the Soviet Union would be dismantling the missiles in Cuba. -
Castro's Agerement
After months of trying to talk Castro into agreeing to the Kennedy-Khrushchev agreement, Castro finally agreed on November 19th.