the Brink of WORLD WAR III

• After Kennedy ordered the blockade, the Russians still had ships on the way to Cuba.

• The ships were not far from the blockade, giving every indication that they were going to run the blockade

• The ships were being escorted by a submarine out ahead and in between them.

• If you fire on the sub, you may start World War III. If you let them through the blockade, then your blockade was meaningless.

DECISION: What do you do about the approaching Russian Naval vessels?

Click here to see what Kennedy did