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Atomic Gambit: A Very Dangerous Road
Atomic Gambit: A Very Dangerous Road
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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Oct 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
From the moment President Kennedy took office, he warned the country about the dangers of nuclear weapons that could result in the deaths of millions. It would be his decisions and actions that would keep the country from the brink of total nuclear war. In the years leading up to the Cuban Missile Crisis, Kennedy would face a number of embarrassing failures in both Cuba and on the world stage with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. It would be partly these failures and other escalations that would embolden Khrushchev to embark on his Atomic Gambit.
Released:
Oct 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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