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The Edge of Armageddon (Cuban Missile Crisis, Kennedy, Khrushchev)

Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

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Krusa's Cuba for Turkey Swap - What's the Truth?

Kennedy had been talking about doing a cuba for turkey swap for much of the 13 days an he brought it up as early as day two. In part, he wanted to explore it because the jupiter missiles we had in italy and turkey were viewed as obsolete in military terms. Yet kennedy got almost unanimous opposition from members of xcom whenever he brought this up. Kennedy was thus open to the deal when krusa made the offer on the morning of black saturday.

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