The Cold War, the Cold War and the War on Terror

The fate of much of the world is at stake. Military men like solid information, and there's a lot he doesn't know. Air force general curtis lamay comends an air strike. Kennedy resists the advice to attack. Instead, he takes long walks in the white house rose garden,. Trying to puzzle out the soviet's motivations. They know we have more nuclear weapons. Why would they want to provoke us? After hours of quiet contemplation, he concludes that the russians think he is weak. But proving them wrong is no reason to start a nuclear war.