Question by rwr: what options did US gave to counter USSR builup of missiles in Cuba?
What options did US gave to counter USSR builup of missiles in Cuba?
Why did JFK decide to take out the missiles from turkey?
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Answer by Frosty
brinkmanship
you remove the missles from Cuba and we’ll remove the missles from Turkey. Compromise.
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Dave says
Accept the buildup and do nothing which would show US weakness. Launch a pre-emptive strike at the Soviet Union and start a war. Then again you have dipomacy which JFK used to counter the missiles.