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Brinkmanship and the Cuban Missile Crisis
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Resolution
Once back at the negotiation table, Kruschev and Kennedy delegations agreed on a deal
- USSR would remove nuclear weapons from Cuba
- US would publicly announce they would never invade Cuba
- US would secretly remove nuclear weapons from Turkey
Negotiations
Talks between President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Kruschev were complicated by a US U-2 spy plane being shot down in Cuban airspace
- US and USSR were both preparing air fleets, arming them with nuclear weapons.
-Both nations preparing for full nuclear war
Communism in the West
Multiple Socialist and Communist revolutions in Latin America
Cuba had a Communist revolution in 1952, led by Fidel and Raul Castro, as well as Che Guevara
Supported by USSR
Origins and Responses
1952: Communist revolution by Fidel/Raul Castro and Che Guevara
US Places ICBMs in Turkey (near USSR)
- Brinkmanship
- Willing to bring us to the "brink" of war to intimidate enemies
- As a response, USSR sent nuclear ICBMs to Cuba
- "Arms Race"
- Rapid, high volume buildup of nuclear weapons, racing to produce more than the enemy
- Kennedy elected 1961
- 1962: Failed Bay of Pigs invasion
US Response
Initiated blockade of Cuba to prevent further deliveries of ICBMs
Kennedy announced that any missiles launched from Cuba would be considered an attack on the U.S. by the Soviet Union, and would be retaliated against
- Thus begun a 13 day publicly televised standoff between US and USSR, with both nations on the brink of nuclear war