Extract from Khrushchev’s memoirs, published in
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Description: Extract from Khrushchevs memoirs published in 1967 We sent the Americans a note saying that we agreed to remove our missiles and bombers on condition that President Kennedy gave us assurances that there would be no invasion of Cuba
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Extract from Khrushchev’s memoirs, published in 1967 ‘We sent the Americans a note saying that we agreed to remove our missiles and bombers on condition that President Kennedy gave us assurances that there would be no invasion of Cuba. Finally Kennedy gave in and agreed to make a statement giving us such assurance. It was a great victory for us – a spectacular success without having to fire a single shot.’ The New York Times, October 29 1962 ‘The President said that he welcomed Mr. Khrushchev's message… Mr. Kennedy said: "I think that you and I, with our heavy responsibilities for the maintenance of peace, were aware that developments were approaching a point where events could have become unmanageable. So I welcome this message and consider it an important contribution to peace.“ ‘ What were the consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis? Story Source Scholarship A B Cartoon of Khrushchev and Kennedy, trying to keep the ‘monster’ of nuclear war contained, published 1 November 1962. C Steve Phillips in Heinemann Advanced History textbook ‘The Cold War’ (2001) ‘The impact of the Cuban Crisis on superpower relations was longer lasting. The dangers of nuclear devastation that were exposed by the crisis led to a recognition that relations had to be improved. And if ideological differences remained too deep to heal tension, then at least rules should be established for the conduct of conflict. The ‘hot line’ telephone link and the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963 were the first steps towards the cooperation that developed in the 1970s into Détente.’ Historian Stephen G. Rabe in his article ‘The Cuban Missile Crisis Revisited’ (1991) Kennedy ‘launched new peaceful initiatives aimed at taming the Soviet-American confrontation. The two sides agreed to establish a direct telephone link or ‘hot-line’ between Washington and Moscow to prevent nuclear miscalculation. The president successfully challenged the Soviets to stop testing nuclear weapons in the atmosphere and brought about the Limited Test Ban Treaty of 1963.’
