JFK considered nuclear war threats during the Cuban Missile Crisis, linking to the destructive impact of the Hiroshima bombing on Japan.
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Updated Aug 26
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What happened
JFK considered nuclear war threats during the Cuban Missile Crisis, linking to the destructive impact of the Hiroshima bombing on Japan.
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What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Kennedy blockaded Cuba to prevent missile installation while Ford emphasized preventing nuclear warfare, referencing the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.Sub-event
JFK considered nuclear war during CMC; bombing destroyed Japanese enterprises.1 source
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The entities involved
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John F. Kennedy
president of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (1917–1963)
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Cuban Missile Crisis
October 1962 confrontation between the Soviet Union, Cuba and the United States
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Hiroshima
capital city of Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
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