1962. Khrushchev. Kennedy. Castro. How the world almost died
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1962. Khrushchev. Kennedy. Castro. How the world almost died
14.99 €
In the fall of 1962, the Soviet Union and the United States were on the brink of nuclear war for thirteen days.
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the armed forces of the two countries were on high alert, and the militaries spent 24 hours a day looking at potential adversaries through scopes and targeting systems. A tragic accident was enough for some politicians in Moscow, Washington or Havana to lose their nerve, and the deaths of tens of millions of people would have been inevitable. The fate of the world depended on the decisions of just three people: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. This book analyzes minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day the worst possible consequences of the diplomatic and military crisis that has ever threatened humanity. Khrushchev, Kennedy and Castro, their governments and militaries were trapped by ambition, mutual suspicion, threats and escalating armed power. Yet they found the strength to stop moments before hostilities broke out. They withdrew ultimatums. They found a compromise that postponed the threat of nuclear apocalypse for almost 60 years. Will today's politicians have enough wisdom to use the experience of the Caribbean crisis resolution and find a way to peace in the face of similar risks of a global military conflict? The author, Russian historian, publicist and social activist Vyacheslav Nikonov, hopes that his modest work will not only serve as a warning, but will also help in finding a reasonable way out.
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the armed forces of the two countries were on high alert, and the militaries spent 24 hours a day looking at potential adversaries through scopes and targeting systems. A tragic accident was enough for some politicians in Moscow, Washington or Havana to lose their nerve, and the deaths of tens of millions of people would have been inevitable. The fate of the world depended on the decisions of just three people: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. This book analyzes minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day the worst possible consequences of the diplomatic and military crisis that has ever threatened humanity. Khrushchev, Kennedy and Castro, their governments and militaries were trapped by ambition, mutual suspicion, threats and escalating armed power. Yet they found the strength to stop moments before hostilities broke out. They withdrew ultimatums. They found a compromise that postponed the threat of nuclear apocalypse for almost 60 years. Will today's politicians have enough wisdom to use the experience of the Caribbean crisis resolution and find a way to peace in the face of similar risks of a global military conflict? The author, Russian historian, publicist and social activist Vyacheslav Nikonov, hopes that his modest work will not only serve as a warning, but will also help in finding a reasonable way out.
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