THE MISSILES OF OCTOBER
Kennedy sends his brother, AG Robert Kennedy, to meet with Soviet ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin, with
an offer: 1) The Soviets withdraw their missiles from Cuba, 2) the United States agrees to remove Jupiter
missiles from Turkey, 3) the U. S. promises to never invade Cuba, 4) Kennedy provides a secret assurance
that the Jupiter missiles in Turkey would be dismantled, and 5) if this proposal is not accepted within 48
hours the U. S. will invade Cuba.
On the 28th of October, 1962, Crisis Day 13: Khrushchev accepts Kennedy’s offer. The crisis is over. Nuclear
war between Russia and America has been avoided.
THE AFTERMATH
America’s Jupiter missiles in Turkey, of which the majority of American’s were never aware of in the first
place, were removed and destroyed by the spring of 1963. The cost to the American taxpayer is enormous
in terms of treasury and man-hours expended to put these protections and assurances in place.
Cuba’s missiles were withdrawn and returned to Russia.
The nuclear arms race continued at a rapid pace.
In 1963 a teletype hot line was installed between Moscow and Washington, DC, and an atmospheric
nuclear test ban treaty is signed.
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Jupiter SM-78 Weapon System
I&C Team 2, Çigli AB, Turkey 1961-1962
Chrysler Corporation Missile Division