Cuban Missile Crisis October 15th 28th, 1962

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Cuban Missile CrisisOctober 15th 28th, 1962

• Will you make the same decisions that I made?

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Good Morning Mr. President. We have some
important news to brief you on.
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One of our U-2 flights over Cuba has revealed
what analysts believe to be nuclear missiles.
Sir, the missiles look to be from the Soviet
Union.
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Analysts believe that the missiles would be able
to reach Washington D.C. Sir.
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What should we do sir?

• Option 1
• Mobilize the military along the Florida coast for
  an invasion of Cuba.

• Option 2
• Meet with the Soviet Foreign Minister to see
  whether or not he will confirm the presence of
  Soviet missiles in Cuba.

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Its time to discuss military options sir. The
Soviets still deny that there are nuclear
missiles in Cuba.
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What should we do sir?

• Option 1
• Continue U-2 flights over Cuba to search for more
  nuclear missile launch sites.

• Option 2
• Launch a limited air strike to take out the
  missile sites in Cuba.

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Mr. President, we continued the flights and it
doesnt look good. Photos reveal the presence of
another missile site.
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Mr. President, what should our next move be?

• Option 1
• Put into place a naval blockade to prevent Soviet
  ships from arriving in Cuba.

• Option 2
• Launch a full scale invasion before the missiles
  can be launched from Cuba.

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Well follow your orders Mr. President. The
naval blockade will go into effect immediately.
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Mr. President the blockade around Cuba seems to
be working, this Soviet ship with missiles
onboard stopped just before crossing the blockade
line.
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Adlai Stevenson is presenting our case to the
United Nations to see if the Soviets will
continue to deny the missiles in Cuba. At least
now the world knows what the Soviets are doing.
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Mr. President, weve just received a message from
Khrushchev. He is stating that he will remove
the missiles from Cuba if we promise not to
invade Cuba and remove our missiles from Turkey.
What should we do?

• Option 1
• Lets agree to those terms. We have to ensure
  peace not only for the United States, but the
  world.

• Option 2
• We cant confirm that the message is actually
  coming from Khrushchev, we launch our missiles
  first.

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Congratulations Mr. President, Khrushchev is
removing the missiles from Cuba. We made the
right choices.
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