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Everything South of Washington, DC and West to New Orleans was in range.
He wasn't able to do much. The Russians were in charge of the missiles on Cuba and not Castro, so it was up to them to respond to JFK.
The presence of Soviet Missiles on Cuba was a problem at the time because Cuba is only a few hundred miles from the US Coast, easily within reach.
The Cuban missle crisis. The Soviest began moving Intercontinential Ballastic Missiles(ICBMs) into Cuba. These ICBM's could hit major cities in US within 30 minutes. When USAF planes detected these missiles, President Kennedy ordered an embargo around the island and prepared to stop any Russian ship. AIr Force SAC bases were placed on DEFCON 1---war was imminent. Any confrontation with a Russian ship could have resulted in sinking of the ship and all-out war.
Answer this question… Any conflict between the superpowers had the potential to become a nuclear war.
Everything South of Washington, DC and West to New Orleans was in range.
Cuban communists pressured the Soviet Union to place missiles in Cuba.
The Cuban missile crisis, where the Soviet Union put missiles in Cuba.
He wasn't able to do much. The Russians were in charge of the missiles on Cuba and not Castro, so it was up to them to respond to JFK.
The presence of Soviet Missiles on Cuba was a problem at the time because Cuba is only a few hundred miles from the US Coast, easily within reach.
The Cuban Missile Crisis. The Soviet Union was putting missiles on Cuba, with nuclear warheads. The USA found out and put a naval blockade around Cuba. For a few days, the threat of nuclear WW III between the USA and Russia looked like it might be a real possibility. The Russian ships sailed back to Russia. The Russians took their missiles out of Cuba, and the USA took their missiles out of Turkey.
The USSR had put their missiles on the island of Cuba, Another Cumnunist regime, and it posed a very significant threat to the safety of America. The presidant issued an ultimatum for them to be removed, and Cuba complied.
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The Cuban missle crisis. The Soviest began moving Intercontinential Ballastic Missiles(ICBMs) into Cuba. These ICBM's could hit major cities in US within 30 minutes. When USAF planes detected these missiles, President Kennedy ordered an embargo around the island and prepared to stop any Russian ship. AIr Force SAC bases were placed on DEFCON 1---war was imminent. Any confrontation with a Russian ship could have resulted in sinking of the ship and all-out war.
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