Why Was The Crisis (in Cuba) Resolved Without War Breaking Out?

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Why Was The Crisis Resolved Without War Breaking Out?

        Once President Kennedy had spoken to his advisors on the issue of the missile crisis in Cuba, only two options were apparent: an all out air-strike on Cuba, which would sort out the problem within days or a political route, which could take weeks, by which time the missiles on Cuba would be operational, and with the prospect of more missiles on their way by ship, something needed to be done quickly.

        Eventually the idea of a blockade was decided upon, in an attempt to stop more ships from entering Cuba, and to show the world that they were serious about stopping the missile threat from Russia.

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        The quarantine came into effect on 22 October at 10:00 am.  Most of the ships stopped, including all of the ones that the Americans suspected of carrying missiles.

        This however was not the end of the crisis, because there were already missiles on Cuba being prepared, and the Americans still needed to eliminate this threat.  In order to put pressure on the Russians (who, up to this point had denied that they had been placing missiles on Cuba) so at the UN summit, the US secretary of state showed pictures of the missile sites.  This put the USSR into a ...

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