Imagine if there was a third World War? Well, this was close to happening because of an event known as the Cuban Missile Crisis. This event started on October 14,1962 and ended on October 27, 1962. The Kennedy administration had restless nights trying to plead a deal with the Castro regime. It all started when the Soviet Union, that included a man named Nikita Khrushchev decided to place nuclear warheads in Cuba to try to have a war with the United States of America. The United States was scared out of their minds, especially President Kennedy. He wondered what would happen to his nation if they got into a nuclear war. There was no time to waste. All the decisions he had to make had to be smart and well- thought out. Kennedy made smart decisions, but he resorted to peaceful results. We can see this throughout the endless meetings, Kennedy was in during the movie. For example, the general wanted to invade Cuba to shut down all the missiles.
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We can see this throughout Thirteen Days. In the meeting room, the president and other representatives were looking at what was going on at sea. At first, the people at sea were going to fire the five Soviet ships that looked like they were going to attack them. However, President Kennedy demanded them to cease their fire and wait until they shoot at them. This decision would lead to these five ships turning around and going nowhere near Cuba. Also, in the movie we see President Kennedy’s administration are told by the president to tell the U2 planes not to get shot at. This was in order to ensure that there would not be any repercussions in the future where the Soviets would feel threatened and fire missiles. This just shows how much a small thing like not attacking the opposing forces can save over a million people living on US
We can see this throughout Thirteen Days. In the meeting room, the president and other representatives were looking at what was going on at sea. At first, the people at sea were going to fire the five Soviet ships that looked like they were going to attack them. However, President Kennedy demanded them to cease their fire and wait until they shoot at them. This decision would lead to these five ships turning around and going nowhere near Cuba. Also, in the movie we see President Kennedy’s administration are told by the president to tell the U2 planes not to get shot at. This was in order to ensure that there would not be any repercussions in the future where the Soviets would feel threatened and fire missiles. This just shows how much a small thing like not attacking the opposing forces can save over a million people living on US