The Cuban Missile Crisis The Cold War KS3 History homework help for year 7, 8 and 9 BBC Bitesize
A second letter, sent on 27 October, made the same suggestion, but also demanded America should remove their own missiles from Turkey as well. In one letter, sent on 26 October, Khrushchev proposed the Soviets removed the missiles from Cuba in return for America making a commitment to not invade Cuba. Kennedy eventually opted for a naval blockade. President Kennedy initially kept this information secret from the American people while he and his advisors worked out what to do about the missiles.
