Khrushchev's Letter to the Presidium

Around noon in Moscow, Khrushchev has informed of signals that the US was going to attack Cuba and by extension the Soviet Union. But somehow he did not believe Kennedy was going to invade. He sensed him hesitating. If we could achieve additionally the liquidation of bases in Turkey in addition to the non-invasion pledge, we would win. The Presidium shot a message to Pliev, forbidding him to arm any nuclear warheads to any missile system without authorization.