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5. Simulation • You are John F. Kennedy • It is October 1962 and you are confronted with a grave crisis. Reconnaissance photographs reveal the Soviet Union is building offensive missile sites in Cuba. Once deployed, these missiles would have a range reaching most of the United States, and they could be tipped with nuclear weapons. • You convene your most trusted advisors to weigh your options. The group, known as ExComm, rejects limited air strikes fearing they would be ineffective. The discussion turns to 3 main options: 1) a major air offensive to knock out the missile sites, anti-aircraft units, and the Soviet-Cuban offensive military capacity 2) an all out invasion of Cuba 3) a naval blockage of all future Soviet arm shipments to Cuba, combined with a demand that all Soviet offensive military installations on Cuba be removed immediately. • What do you do? List the consequences of your decision • Were there any other options you would have considered?

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9. JFK Speech • What decision does he make?

10. Khrushchev letter • What 3 things does he want? • What 3 things will he promise to do in return?

11. Response letter • You are to respond to Khrushchev’s letter • You need to address 3 elements from Khrushchev’s letter

12. Kennedy’s Response Letter • “I would like to say again that the United States is very much interested in reducing tensions and halting the arms race” ~ John F. Kennedy What does Kennedy want from Soviets? What does he agree to do?

13. What are they talking about? • Write one paragraph answer the aforementioned questions