Cuban+Missile+Crisis,+1962

Nikita Khrushchev said that in __**May 1962 he got the idea of establishing intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Cuba**__. This was for the main purpose of countering the lead of the United States in creating and stationing strategic missiles. He also suggested the idea as a way of protecting Cuba from another United States invasion, such as the the Bay of Pigs in 1961. After getting Castro's "ok" he went ahead and built missile installations in Cuba. On the __**16th of October President Kennedy**__ was alerted about the construction of missile installations being built in Cuba, he was given almost irrefutable photographic evidence. After seven days of debate in which the soviet embassadors denied that there was any construction of installations for offensive missiles going on in Cuba. On __**October 22 President Kennedy in a televised address**__ announced that there were missile installations being bulit in Cuba, and proclaimed that if the U.S. suffered any nuclear missile attacks from Cuba they would be deemed an attack from the Soviet Union which would be dealt with accordingly. He also placed a Naval quarentine on Cuba to stop the possibilty of more soviet ships carrying supplies of offensive weapons etc. During the crisis, the U.S. and the Soviets exchanged letters and other sorts of communication that were formal but also "back channel". On __**October 23 and 24 Kennedy**__ recieved letters from Khrushchev explaining the peaceful intentions of the Soviets and the deterrent nature of the missiles. On __**October 26 Kennedy**__ recieved a long letter that seemed to propose that the missile installations and Soviet peoples would be removed from Cuba if the U.S. or it's proxies promised not to invade Cuba. On __**October 27 Kennedy**__ recieved another letter from Khrushchev proposing that the missiles in Cuba would be removed if the U.S. removed it's missile installations in Turkey. The second letter was ignored, the U.S. chose to accept the offer given in the former. On __**October 28**__ it was announced that Khrushchev would be removing his missiles and returning to the Soviet Union, explaining he trusted that the U.S. would stay out of Cuba. there were further negotiations regarding the agreement, including but not limited to the U.S. requesting that the Soviet light bombers would be removed from Cuba and the specific conditions that went along with the Soviet's request of us not to invade Cuba.
 * __Rule__**


 * Leg: Benefit**
 * The US agreed not to invade Cuba
 * US missile strikes were no longer likely
 * Bonds were made between Cuba and the Soviet Union, USSER promised to keep them 'safe'.
 * Leg weakened: Ignorant**
 * The incident revealed Castro's weakness, as he was only a pawn in the confrontation between the superpowers.