61 Years Ago Today: JFK Prepares Cuban Crisis Speech — And Discovers Loose Control of Our Own Nukes

Reprinted with permission from Greg Mitchell’s newsletter Oppenheimer: From Hiroshima to Hollywood. Continuing a series begun earlier this week, as we look back 61 years this week to the gravest nuclear crisis of our era, involving JFK, Castro, and Soviet missiles in Cuba. The below is an excerpt from my 2016 bestseller, The Tunnels: Escapes … Continue reading "61 Years Ago Today: JFK Prepares Cuban Crisis Speech — And Discovers Loose Control of Our Own Nukes"
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