Wasn't that president Kennedy?
John Kennedy ordered this blockade to stop the Soviets from delivering missiles to Cuba. The incident is known as the Cubam missile crisis.
President Kennedy referred to the blockade ordered against Cuba in October 1962 as a "quarantine." He chose this term to avoid the implications of an act of war, as a blockade is typically considered an act of war under international law. The quarantine aimed to prevent further delivery of offensive military equipment to Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
He ordered a naval blockade of Cuba.
President Kennedy set up a naval blockade to turn back Soviet ships that were carrying missiles to Cuba. The US promised not to invade Cuba and to remove nuclear missiles from Turkey and Europe in exchange for the dismantling of missile bases in Cuba. The US claimed, that it had already planned the Turkey missile bases.
John F. Kennedy, during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.
A naval blockade of the island of Cuba (or Cuber as Kennedy used to pronounce it).
He ordered a naval blockade. When the Russian ships carrying missile arrived near Cuba, they were stopped and turned back.
President Kennedy's main goal in the 1962 decision to blockade Cuba was to prevent the Soviet Union from further escalating the Cuban Missile Crisis by stopping the delivery of offensive weapons to the island. The blockade aimed to demonstrate U.S. resolve and protect national security while avoiding direct military confrontation. By implementing this strategy, Kennedy sought to pressure the Soviet leadership into withdrawing their missiles from Cuba without triggering a larger conflict. Ultimately, the decision was part of a broader effort to counter Soviet influence in the Western Hemisphere.
President Kennedy demanded that the Soviet Union remove the missile base from Cuba. He also ordered a US air and naval blockade of Cuba to prevent Soviet arms shipments from reaching Cuba. He prepared to invade Cuba in case Khrushchev did not withdraw his missiles. He made an agreement with Khrushchev at the last minute: Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba, ordered his ships to turn back to Soviet Union; Kennedy promised not to put missiles in Turkey, near the Soviet border. After this agreement Kennedy lifted the blockade and promised not to invade Cuba.
President Kennedy called for a naval blockade of Cuba in October 1962 in response to the discovery of Soviet nuclear missile sites being constructed on the island. This action was part of the broader Cuban Missile Crisis, where Kennedy aimed to prevent further shipments of military equipment to Cuba and to protect U.S. national security. The blockade, referred to as a "quarantine," was intended to demonstrate U.S. resolve and to pressure the Soviet Union to withdraw its missiles without escalating into direct military conflict. Ultimately, it was a critical moment in Cold War tensions that required careful diplomacy to avoid war.
He sent U.S. warships to blockade CubaHe sent U.S. warships to blockade Cuba.
The U.S. imposed a blockade on Cuba in October 1962 in response to the discovery of Soviet nuclear missiles on the island, which posed a direct threat to American national security. The blockade, termed a "quarantine," aimed to prevent further Soviet shipments of military equipment to Cuba. This action was part of the broader context of the Cold War and heightened tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, leading to a 13-day standoff known as the Cuban Missile Crisis. Ultimately, the blockade was intended to pressure the Soviet Union to withdraw its missiles from Cuba.