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The Soviets had installed nuclear missiles in Cuba in '62. Kennedy demanded they be removed. His demands were ignored. He ordered US Military Forces on wartime alert (DEFCON status) and ordered them to proceed towards Cuba; while awaiting further communication from the Soviets (Russians) while ENROUTE. If no further positive communicatons were received (not removed or ignored), US Forces were to destroy the missile sites and the Soviets interferred, they were to be destroyed too.

US policy during the cold war was...First strike. Had US Forces engaged Soviet Forces in Cuba in 1962; our ICBM's and Stratoforts (B-52's) would have conducted first strike operations on the Soviet homeland. WW3 would have commenced in 1962.

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