Kennedy's True Initiative In Times Of Crisis: The Cuban Missile Crisis
Introduction:
¡¥Khrushchev must not be certain that, where its vital interests are threatened, the US will never strike first. As Kennedy says, ¡§In some circumstances we might have to take the initiative.¡¨¡¦ These words, readily published in 1962, became the verification to both Khrushchev and Kennedy that the Soviet Union and the United States would be preparing for a nuclear war. One could simply take Kennedy¡¦s threat at face value. The United States in 1962 was a growing empire whose military credentials outmanoeuvred that of the Soviet Union by a decade. Here, outlined, are two factors which prove that President Kennedy was technically able to initiate a nuclear war while, also discussed, are two factors that would prove to be a likely source of negativity towards such an initiative. Thus, proving that regardless of the military advantage that the United States had over the Soviet Union, President Kennedy did not wish to initiate a nuclear war.......
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