The Seven Points of the Kennedy Plan

Kennedy announced authorization of the naval quarantine of cuba, which he stressed was not cutting off the necessities of life like the soviet blockade of west berlin had. A launch of any nuclear missile from cuba against any western nation was going to be considered an attack on the united states that would require sto retaliate against thesoviet union. The president also gave warning to the american people about how dangerous the situation was,. stating that he expected it to last for months, and no one could say how many casualties would result.