Overview of the Cuban Missile Crisis

When it comes to strong military politics, Russia ceaselessly was and is one of the strongest forces on the planet. In May 1962, Nikita Khruschev, the Soviet Premier, came up with an idea that could break slowly lead to the World war III. He was jealous, or peradventure disappointed that Russia was falling bottom get together States in the footing of developing and deploying thermonu plunder missiles. Khruschev consistent a secret coming upon with Fidel Castro in July that same year, and a secret agreework forcet was reached with the usage of several missile sites social organisation. The occurrence that lead to missile sites reflection and premier(prenominal)ly Khruschevs idea of it was the United States first strike capabilities against the Soviet Union. It was known that United States had atomic missiles which were aimed at Moscow, placed in Turkey. Soviets concentration in 1962 lie upon medium and intermediate-range ballistic missiles (MRBMs and IRBMs).1 Of cours e, the construction and the preparation of the missiles was done on a large come on of the ground, so it could not have been unnoticed. Defense Intelligence Agency2 lucid an Air Force U-2 aircraft gaze of the mentioned areas in Cuba. The scan showed photographs of medium-range and intermediate-range ballistic nuclear missiles, securing a clear evidence of the act. President Kennedy and his subordinates at the time, discussed for nearly two weeks on the given problem. It was very exhausting to decide which of the options that were put on the table to be accepted. \nThe first option United States had was to cross „spying and not to act. However, they knew this brings a huge risk to the slew of the United States, because there was an opposite „in their backyard preparing missiles that could have killed more than half of the population, and destroyed the capital, working capital DC eventually. The option was apt because, as one of Kennedys men pointed, Soviets already had some nuclear weapons aimet at United States, bu...