Cuban Missile Crisis
How close was the world to ending over hidden missiles?
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47 mins
Explore the intense thirteen days of the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the world came to the brink of nuclear war. Discover how secret back-channel diplomacy, quiet compromises, and sheer restraint by leaders like Kennedy and Khrushchev averted disaster.
Ep 1:
Thirteen Days to Armageddon
When U-2 spy planes uncover Soviet missiles in Cuba, Kennedy faces an impossible choice—while Khrushchev's desperate gamble to counter American encirclement sets the world on a collision course.
Ep 2:
Blockade at the Brink
As Kennedy announces a naval quarantine and Khrushchev defies it, secret back-channel talks between Robert Kennedy and Dobrynin quietly race to avert catastrophe before the missiles fly.
Discussions (12)
York
Level 5 · 9 mo agoDude really told her she looks like Jane Fonda.
Stewart
Level 8 · 9 mo agoJFK just got lucky really
Luna
Level 6 · 9 mo agoJFK gave up way too much
