oct 26, 1962 - Khrushchev’s first appeal for peace

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■ After the initial reaction to American blockade, Khrushchev was relieved that the USA did not choose an immediate invasion of Cuba
■ Khrushchev realised that sending the missiles to Cuba not only failed to protect Cuba from USA but increased the chances of a military strike from USA on Cuba
■ He offered to withdraw the missiles, in exchange for USA’s promise to not attack Cuba

However,
■ Castro was declaring that he would shoot American spy planes
■ Building of the missile sites were still going on (at a fast pace)

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