
Operation Northwoods (Cold War Mystery!)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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Cubans Attack Guantonimo Bay Naval Base
A cover and deception plan could be executed as an initial effort to provoke cuban reactions. Harassment plus deceptive actions to convince the cubans of imminent invasion would be emphasized. Our military posture throughout execution of the plan will allow a rapid change from exercise to intervention if cuban response justifies it.
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In 1962, the Joint Chiefs of Staff sent Operation Northwoods to JFK as a daring, covert plan to stop a potential Soviet invasion. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss this now declassified plan, the shocking series of secret actions it proposed, and Kennedy's response.
