October 22, 1962
Today I am giving an announcement on the radio to the American citizens. In late September the spy planes were out and discovered Soviet-made nuclear missiles on the island. The Soviet Union had stationed several medium-range ballistic missiles in Cuba and something needed to be done about it. I’m planning on enacting a naval blockade around cuba, we as a country need to be prepared to use military force to neutralize the threat to national security. I have decided that U.S. warships will be stopping Soviet vessels going towards the Cuban shores. Hopefully in the future we can come up with an agreement so that the missiles will not be on cuban land. -John F. Kennedy |