Written by lookingbeyondbordersOctober 11, 2012October 11, 2012

Lessons From The Cuban Missile Crisis

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis — those 13 days in October 1962 that were probably the closest the world has come to a major nuclear war. President John F. Kennedy had publicly warned the Soviet Union not to introduce offensive missiles into Cuba. But Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev decided […]

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Written by lookingbeyondbordersOctober 9, 2012

The Myth That Screwed Up 50 Years of U.S. Foreign Policy

U.S. President John F. Kennedy‘s skillful management of the Cuban missile crisis, 50 years ago this autumn, has been elevated into the central myth of the Cold War. At its core is the tale that, by virtue of U.S. military superiority and his steely will, Kennedy forced Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to capitulate and remove […]

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Lessons From The Cuban Missile Crisis

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The Myth That Screwed Up 50 Years of U.S. Foreign Policy

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