Well, if i knew that some dangerous people were constructing missiles, i would want to stop it, so he was probably scared and wanted to keep the country safe without causing too much of a problem.
So the USSR, can't up America.
Lockheed Martin, 1995-1996, president of Space and Missiles; 1996, executive vice president and director of Space and Missiles; 1996-1997, president and COO; 1997-1998, CEO; 1998-2004, chairman and CEO; 2004-, chairman.
He all ready knew that they had "long range missiles" in the world,but through the spy planes he discovered that they were on Cuba. That placed them in our sphere of influence and they had to be moved. On Cuba they were only 90 miles from the United States. Even today Russian ships and submarines dock in Cuba.
President Kennedy removed nuclear missiles from Turkey to resolve the crisis
US President John F Kennedy negotiated with the Soviet Union to remove its missiles from Cuba. It was a serious incident that added to the Cold War.
The secret build up of offensive Soviet missiles was discovered by a U-2 Spy plane overflight of the tiny island. President Kennedy, considered an invasion of Cuba after the discovery, similar to the failed Bay of Pigs invasion 18 months earlier.After much discussion, he opted for a "Quarantine," of Cuba, which resulted in a naval blockade around the island. Kennedy demanded that the Soviets remove the missiles, however NikitaKhrushchev, publicly denounced the plan.In order for both parties to show their strength as leaders, a back room deal was had, out of view of the public on each side. The Soviets said they would remove the missiles, if the United States agreed to never invade Cuba again.Unknown to the world for over 25 years, was an even more shocking agreement. To sweeten the deal, and allay the Soviets fears of missiles on their borders, Kennedy agreed to remove America's Jupiter missiles from Turkey and Italy.
In order to defend American interests in the cold war, Reagan streamlined the armed forces and pulled missiles out of Europe. He demanded that the Soviets immediately remove missiles and when they didn't he put American range missiles in Europe and at the USSR.
Underestimating President Kennedy.
He found out when Kennedy demanded that Russian Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev remove all the missile bases and their deadly contents and also Kennedy ordered a naval quarantine of Cuba in order to prevent Russian ships from bringing additional missiles and construction materials to the island.
Russia put missiles on Cuba. Both Cuba and Russia were communist nations and with the missiles 90 miles from United States coastline JFK demanded that Russia remove the missiles, but Russia refused. JFK responded by placing navy ships off of Cuba and the Cuba Missile Crisis began.
The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in October 1962. When the Soviet Union secretly put nuclear missiles on the island of Cuba, it nearly started a nuclear war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. The missiles were discovered by routine spy-plane surveillance. The missiles were still in the process of being made launch-ready. However, President Kennedy had very little time to make a decision regarding what to do about it. His military advisers all but demanded a full-scale air strike, followed by an invasion of the island. Instead, President Kennedy order the U.S. Navy to "quarantine" the island by not allowing any Soviet ships to travel to Cuba. This, combined with diplomacy, forced Soviet Premier Kruschev's hand, and the missiles were withdrawn.
Lockheed Martin, 1995-1996, president of Space and Missiles; 1996, executive vice president and director of Space and Missiles; 1996-1997, president and COO; 1997-1998, CEO; 1998-2004, chairman and CEO; 2004-, chairman.
He all ready knew that they had "long range missiles" in the world,but through the spy planes he discovered that they were on Cuba. That placed them in our sphere of influence and they had to be moved. On Cuba they were only 90 miles from the United States. Even today Russian ships and submarines dock in Cuba.
President Kennedy removed nuclear missiles from Turkey to resolve the crisis
President Kennedy removed nuclear missiles from Turkey to resolve the crisis
He has said multiple times that he will not run; he also notes that if he WERE the president, the U.S. would probably run out of missiles.
No, the President of the United States does not have a "red button" of any sort, in the Oval Office or elsewhere. Nuclear Missiles cannot be deployed from a direct command from the President; his command must be confirmed by the Secretary of Defence before the military take action. Note that the Secretary of Defence cannot authorize the launch of Nuclear Missiles without the President first doing so. Nicknamed the "Football", a black briefcase is carried with the President at all times. The briefcase is believed to contain nuclear codes and various pieces of equipment that authorize the deployment of Nuclear Missiles wherever the President is in the world; it functions as a mobile hub in the strategic defense system of the United States.
He made a deal with the Russians, who supplied missiles to Cuba. The deal was that if the Russians took the missiles out of Cuba, the USA would take their missiles out of Turkey. Both sides made concessions in order to save face and avert WWIII.