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

Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

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The Cuban Missile Crisis

The enormity of how close the world came to thermo nuclear war impelled krustef to propose a far reaching easing of tensions with the us. The letter invited counter proposals and further exploration of these and other issues through peaceful negotiations. President Kennedy's response was polite, but rather lukewarm. Despite the fact it ended peacefully, he wanted to invade cuba despite the soviets taking out their missiles.

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