Aftermath Cuban Missile Crisis

the nuclear-armed jupiter intermediate-range ballistic missile. secretly agreed withdraw missiles italy , turkey.

the compromise embarrassed khrushchev , soviet union because withdrawal of missiles italy , turkey secret deal between kennedy , khrushchev. khrushchev went kennedy thought crisis getting out of hand, soviets seen retreating circumstances had started.

khrushchev s fall power 2 years later in part because of soviet politburo s embarrassment @ both khrushchev s eventual concessions , ineptitude in precipitating crisis in first place. according dobrynin, top soviet leadership took cuban outcome blow prestige bordering on humiliation.

cuba perceived outcome betrayal soviets, decisions on how resolve crisis had been made exclusively kennedy , khrushchev. castro upset issues of interest cuba, such status of naval base in guantánamo, not addressed. caused cuban–soviet relations deteriorate years come. on other hand, cuba continued protected invasion.

although lemay told president considered resolution of crisis greatest defeat in our history , minority position. had pressed immediate invasion of cuba crisis began , still favored invading cuba after soviets had withdrawn missiles. twenty-five years later, lemay still believed have gotten not missiles out of cuba, have gotten communists out of cuba @ time.

after crisis, u.s. , soviet union created moscow–washington hotline, direct communications link between moscow , washington. purpose have way leaders of 2 cold war countries communicate directly solve such crisis. worldwide u.s. forces defcon 3 status returned defcon 4 on november 20, 1962. u-2 pilot anderson s body returned , buried full military honors in south carolina. first recipient of newly created air force cross, awarded posthumously.

although anderson combatant fatality during crisis, 11 crew members of 3 reconnaissance boeing rb-47 stratojets of 55th strategic reconnaissance wing killed in crashes during period between september 27 , november 11, 1962. 7 crew died when military air transport service boeing c-135b stratolifter delivering ammunition guantanamo bay naval base stalled , crashed on approach on october 23.

critics, including seymour melman, , seymour hersh suggested cuban missile crisis encouraged united states use of military means, such case in later vietnam war.