Differences Between The United States And The Cuban Missile Crisis

United States and the Cuban Missile Crisis On October 15 1962, the United States learned that the Soviet Union was secretly constructing nuclear weapons bases and lied about supplying missiles to Cuba (Larson, 1986). The Soviet Union used the presence of nuclear missiles in Cuba as a deterrent from other possible U.S. invasions. Furthermore, Russia did not see a problem with this action because the U.S. had strategically placed nuclear missiles in Turkey as a deterrent to them. The difference is that the U.S. did not do this in secret; they announced to the entire world of their intent and the United Nations gave its blessing (Absher, 2009). Nevertheless, tension was at an all time high between the Soviet Union and the United States. President Kennedy and his military advisors endured an aggressive and critical crisis …show more content…
The Cuban Missile Crisis ended when the Soviet Union pulled its nuclear missiles from Cuba and the United States promised never to invade them again. Also included in that promise, the U.S. pulled its missiles from Turkey. This crisis could have very well led to ground and possible nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union, if not for the diplomatic communication and negotiation by the Kennedy administration. The purpose of this paper is to outline the United States national strategy of ends, ways, means, and risks during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 in their attempt to stop the construction of nuclear bases and missiles.
Eradicate Nuclear Missiles The United States found itself in crisis with communist Cuba. Cuba was in cahoots with the Soviet Union and