CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS- US OPTION

Journal of History Culture and Art Research, 2018

The Washington and Moscow relations deteriorated culminated to the worst during 1962, on the issue of missiles which is commonly known as the Cuban Missile Crisis (CMC) in history. The crisis culminated to the brink of nuclear war between both superpowers. It can be said that it was the part of the Cold War Doctrine in which Cuba played a vital role. It was the head of the Cuba, Mr Fidel Castro who instigated this event which culminated to the brink of the war (nuclear) between the USA and the United Soviets Socialist Republic (USSR). The USSR aim in engaging in the CMC had multi-purposes. The US believed that it would be simple to remove Mr Castro from the political power through various means. However, all the US efforts to remove Castro from the Cuban government failed utterly. Fidel Castro's popularity became more apparent when he sided with the Soviets Union. His government challenged the US and brought the Soviet Union close to pressurise Washington to get a good political deal. This paper, therefore, is designed to understand the political situation of the three countries and their political leadership role in averting the nuclear disaster in the region. Further, it is investigated that to what extent the installation of the Nuclear Missiles in Cuba succumbed to the political disturbance in Washington.

This paper will analyze one of the most tense superpower confrontation in history-The Cuban Missile Crisis-which occured in October of 1962 and it is seen as the most dramatic stage of the Cold War (Seibert, E. W.,2003). The latest being a spiral conflict between the two nuclear giants, the United States and the Soviet Union, due to the probability of the crisis to escalate until the catastrophic point of a third world war namely a nuclear one. The mainly goal of the two parties was to take position and possession of land where the other could become vulnerable in order to defend each other interests and emerge as the superpower. As a matter of fact this episode chose Cuba as the battleground, in this small Caribbean island nation, the Soviet Union installed offensive ballistic missiles pointing at the United States. It was only when John F. Kennedy realized via a photographic mission the presence of those destructive missiles that the crisis started and thirteen days from there the whole world lived a time of disquietude, tension and fear; the globe trembled. During this short but horrendous period the presidents managed to give a peaceful solution to the conflict. They knew the dangerous consequences of a counterattack or a retaliatory blow despite both contenders had the opportunities, the power and the means to contest.

Russia in Global Affairs

This article conceptualizes the current crises around Ukraine and Taiwan as "a reverse Cuban missile crisis." The Cuban missile crisis was a turning point in the history of the Cold War. The two superpowers found themselves at the brink of mutual annihilation and turned to negotiations to prevent it. Today the transformation of the world order and escalation of the great power competition can culminate in a new crisis like the Cuban one, and with a similar outcome. However, in contrast to the USSR which ultimately recognized the United States' red lines, today the U.S. does not recognize Russia's and China's red lines, denying the very legitimacy of red lines as such. The U.S. plans to retain its hegemony and seeks to achieve it with the help of its regional allies. This strategy of "offshore balancing" has proven to be quite useful for the U.S., which seems to ignore any discontent coming from Russia and China. It appears that the only viable option for the latter RUSSIA IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS 28 A Reverse Cuban Missile Crisis: Fading Red Lines two great powers is to maintain their interests without interacting with the U.S., which fiercely rejects any pleas for negotiations.

The Cuban Missile Crisis under the Impact of Nuclear War Threat, 2015

This paper analyses the Cuban missile crisis.

Cuban Missile Crisis: The Essential Reference Guide

Drawing on revealing new research, this richly informative volume is the definitive concise introduction to the crisis that took the world to the brink of nuclear war. • 73 alphabetically organized entries that offer valuable insights into the leaders, events, and ideas that shaped the Cuban Missile Crisis • More than a dozen expert contributors representing all countries involved in the crisis • Seven primary source documents, including President Kennedy's speech to the American public and letters exchanged between Premier Kruschev and Fidel Castro • Biographies of major figures, including the Kennedys, Nikita Khrushchev, Fidel Castro, Adlai Stevenson, and Valerian Zorin • A thorough chronology outlining all key events before, during, and after the crisis • A comprehensive bibliography on the crisis, including a significant number of recent publications that have brought new understanding of the conflict to light

International Security, 1985

W hat role did nuclear weapons play in the Cuban missile crisis, and what does the episode tell us about the broader problem of the political utility of nuclear forces? In 1983, a number of veterans of the Kennedy Administration were brought together to look back and reflect ...

how did cuban crisis started and ended

Diplomatic History, 1990

For more than a quarter of a century, there have been two diametrically opposed points of view about why Cuba was a crisis and why it was resolved. The traditional interpretation, enshrined in the writings of Theodore C. Sorensen, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., and Elie Abel, describes the Cuban missiles as an intolerable pr0vocation.I President John F. Kennedy had to compel the Soviet Union to withdraw the missiles to defend the balance of power, preserve NATO, and convince Nikita S. Khrushchev and the world of American resolve. Sorensen, Schlesinger, and Abel laud the "quarantine" as the optimal strategy, depict the outcome of the crisis as an unqualified American triumph, and attribute it to Kennedy's skill and tenacity. The revisionist interpretation, primarily associated with the writings of I. , contends that Kennedy needlessly risked war for domestic political gain. Revisionists condemn the blockade as irresponsible and explain the resolution of the crisis as the result of Soviet moderation and American good luck?