21. During the NATO-Yugoslavia war, the tension between the two powers rose to some of the highest levels since the Cuban missile crisis. 22. During the Cuban missile crisis I built an elaborate bomb shelter under my house, complete with water, septic tank and canned food. 23. During the Cuban missile crisis, my friends and I dug bomb shelters until we hit solid limestone. 24. During the Cuban missile crisis, he headed a section of the Office of Naval Intelligence, deploying ships to the blockade off Cuba. 25. Had push come to shove during the Cuban missile crisis hundreds of millions would have died. 26. He played an important role in resolving the Cuban missile crisis. 27. He especially remembers the fear generated by the Cuban missile crisis. 28. He gives more space to the Cuban missile crisis, but notes carefully that Moscow did not keep him fully informed. 29. He was a young soldier when the Cuban missile crisis took the country to the brink of nuclear Armageddon. 30. Here are his scribblings on the Cuban missile crisis as well as his Bell System phone card. |
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