... Castro agreed to allow the Soviets to place missiles in Cuba and to point them towards America. The production of this missile operation was not told to the American President, John F. Kennedy. Until October 16, 1962, when a U2 spy plane recorded photographs, which illustrated Cuba missile abilities. America was now in a state of "National Emergency". The American government was debating whether ... or not to deploy a surprise attack, but John Kennedy, who claimed that there were peaceful resolutions to the problem, quickly diminished the thought. On October 22nd of the same year, a Cub...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate