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This was a Cold War chess game

This wasa Cold War chess game, and he just wanted to moveone more major part in place. ♪ ♪...

Mafia Spies • S01E05 • 2024

This was
a Cold War chess game, and he just wanted to move
one more major part in place. ♪ ♪ In the end,
Kennedy stood strong, called Khrushchev's bluff,
caused him to concede and agree to withdraw
Soviet missiles. The Soviets backed down in the face
of U.S. determination, dismantled their missiles,
and shipped them home. It was a retreat to Moscow. It's one
of the last chapters in the offensive threat
from Cuba that led the United States to throw a quarantine
around that island and force the Russians
to dismantle their medium range
rocket installations. ♪ ♪ From the Kremlin
came a message directly to President Kennedy. I have today been informed
by Chairman Khrushchev that all of the IL-28
bombers now in Cuba will be withdrawn in 30 days

Full Transcript

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This was a Cold War chess game,

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and he just wanted to move one more major part in place.

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♪ ♪

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In the end, Kennedy stood strong,

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called Khrushchev's bluff, caused him to concede

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and agree to withdraw Soviet missiles.

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The Soviets backed down

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in the face of U.S. determination,

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dismantled their missiles, and shipped them home.

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It was a retreat to Moscow.

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It's one of the last chapters

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in the offensive threat from Cuba

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that led the United States

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to throw a quarantine around that island

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and force the Russians to dismantle

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their medium range rocket installations.

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♪ ♪

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From the Kremlin came a message

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directly to President Kennedy.

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I have today been informed by Chairman Khrushchev

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that all of the IL-28 bombers now in Cuba

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will be withdrawn in 30 days.

Duration

56 seconds

Views

81

Timestamp in Movie

00:12:48

Uploaded

Apr 08, 2025

Season

1

Episode

5

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Movie Summary

Reveals the startling tale of the CIA's, the mob's, and Sinatra's Rat Pack's connections from Vegas to Miami to Havana, exploring America's most amazing espionage operations ever.