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Diplomacy and Cold War: An Example from the Cuban Missile Crisis The Cold War was the economic, geopolitical and ideological battle between two superpowers: the United States of America (USA) and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) that started at the end World War II and lasted until the disunion of the Soviet Union. The era was marked by continuous conflict between two superpower states that ranged from nuclear submarines to most advanced technology at the time. The two nations,…

This film covers the thirteen day period in October of 1962 where John F. Kennedy fought to keep the Cuba Missile Crisis from leading to the third world war. The movie follows the life of Kenny O’Donnell, Special Assistant to President, and his involvement with this situation. The event began when U-2 fighter jets flew over Cuba while taking photographs of the land below, reveling nuclear missles brought there by the Soviets. President Kennedy was left with a very hard decision. The options…

The Cuban Missile Crisis was an event that would have been felt by not only the United States, Russia, and Cuba; it was an event that would have been felt around the world. Nuclear war would have been inevitable had neither side decided to back down. But due to the humility and cooperation of both John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev, a nuclear war, and undoubtedly a third world war, were averted. Without looking at the decisions made by John F. Kennedy and his staff in hindsight, I will…

Analytical Essay Cuban Missile Crisis "The Cuban Missile Crisis Revisited: Why It Matters Who Blinked" Author(s): JAMES A. NATHAN and Graham Allison Edwin Gutierrez [09:30] At the peak of cold war, Cuba took aid from the Soviet Union fearing US invasion. Feeding off each other inhibitions, both gained an edge from the USA. October 1962 when US were given word of missiles aimed to destroy the future. With our own missiles in Eastern Europe how is this justifiable from the US…

In 1962, the tension between the United States and the Soviet Union was high. The threat of nuclear missile usage was immanent unless something could be done to diffuse the situation. Luckily, the United States had a leader, President John. F. Kennedy, who could think past the here and now, who knew the consequences of making rash decisions, and who knew the need for peaceful resolution. Now, more than fifty years later, there are many lessons which have been learned and many more awaiting. The…

The Cuban Missile Crisis started on October 14, 1962, is a head-on and treacherous conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. It is the event when the two superpowers are coming closest to a nuclear conflict. It is the event which is causing the two superpowers to come closer for a nuclear conflict. A U-2 spy plane flying over Cuba discovered nuclear missile sites under construction after which the fire of hatred burned between USA and USSR. These missiles are capable of quickly…

The Cuban Revolution, Bay of Pigs, and Cuban Missile Crisis “The lesson of the Cuban Missile Crisis is plain: Strength prevents war; weakness invites it. We need a commander-in-chief who understands that - and who won't leave us facing a foe who thinks he doesn't” (Herman, 2012). This quote described by Herman, states that the Cuban revolution was a serious worldwide threat. Therefore president John F. Kennedy included that "It is insane that two men, sitting on opposite sides of the world,…

The Cuban Missile Crisis is one of the most studied events in world history. The United States never came so close to an all-out nuclear war with the Soviet Union or any other nation than it did during this time. The resulting 13 day political and military standoff beginning in October 1962 over the building of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles in Cuba would shape the way in which the United States conducted their foreign policy for decades to follow. The 1960s was a times of global shift as the…

the twenty-second of October, along with his plan of enacting a naval blockade around the coastal island. This plan demonstrated American readiness to bestow military action to prevent any and all potential threats to national security. The Cuban missile base simply could have been catastrophically devastating had the proper precautions been in order. A base so close to American shores could easily prove advantageous, should President Kennedy allow it. Either fortunate or unfortunate, Kennedy…

The missile represents the destruction that can happen at any moment in our lives. Heinrich Himmler is there to remind us that we are the missiles and we with just our actions have the capacity to destroy anyone is our way. “All lives that surround us are in us.” (263) Griffin wants to create awareness that we are not to just worry about who we are as individuals, but what we can do and how we can influence others. It the cells in us that helped create who we are, but it’s the hidden missile…