oct 19, 1962 - Ex-Comm suggests quarantining Cuba
Description:
Ex-Comm meets and discusses sending U.S. ships to Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from reaching the island. They are careful to call it a quarantine because a blockade is an act of warThis was a discussion which did not affect either side because Cuba did not actually get quarantined.
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Date:
oct 19, 1962
Now
~ 61 years ago
