Read this excerpt.
"I have not assumed that you or any other sane man would, in this nuclear age, deliberately plunge the world
into war which ... could only result in catastrophic consequences to the whole world, including the aggressor."
-President John F. Kennedy
Letter to Nikita Khrushchev
October 22, 1962
Based on the excerpt from Kennedy's letter, what was the danger of a nuclear war?
O ineffective weaponry
an embarrassing failure
O widespread destruction
O a natural catastrophe

John F. Kennedy had supported a ban on nuclear weapons testing since 1956. He believed a ban would prevent other countries from obtaining nuclear weapons, and took a strong stand on the issue in the 1960 presidential campaign.

What was Kennedy's response to the possibility of a nuclear threat?

President Kennedy did not want the Soviet Union and Cuba to know that he had discovered the missiles. He met in secret with his advisors for several days to discuss the problem. After many long and difficult meetings, Kennedy decided to place a naval blockade, or a ring of ships, around Cuba.

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