The Cuban Crisis - A Memorandum of Understanding

President kennedy issued a statement that said, i welcome chairman kruste's statesmanlike decision to stop building bases in cuba. It is my earnest hope that the governments of the world can turn their urgent attention to the compelling nece ity for ending the arms race and reducing world tensions. So it looked like we had a deal, to everyone's great relief. I imagined there were prayers of thanksgiving being ever offered up all over the world, no doubt. But it wasn't to everyone's relief. Several members of the military, joint chiefs of staff are less enthusiastic. Admiral george anderson reportedly complained, we've been had. While air force general curtis