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Originally Posted by tomwed
I thought about that too. “Cuban Missile Crisis: Three Men Go to War" said that
JFK and Khrushchev were the only ones in power who did not want to start a nuclear war. Their advisors wanted them to push the button, making the first strike, as did their military staff. Castro who was kept out of negotiations was furious about that fact and offered to die along with his people in support of Khrushchev.
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Castro was a hothead ... consumed with hate towards the "imperialist" yadda, and would have started a nuclear war if he could have. I'm also pretty sure he is the guy that actually pushed the launch button on the Cuban SAM that brought down Major Anderson's U-2