John Fitzgerald Kennedy Biography and Timeline — Page 7

Nuclear Pact

France refuses to join the Anglo-American nuclear pact

Role range: 1960-1963

US & 22 Latin American countries sign a charter for democratic

The US & 22 Latin American countries sign a charter for "democratic Government"

Role range: 1960-1963

Multilateral Force

Kennedy promotes alliance nuclear consultation while seeking to discourage separate national nuclear forces

Role range: 1961-1963 – 1961-1963

Polaris

Kennedy administration officials continue work on converting the Nassau settlement into detailed supply arrangements

Role range: 1961-1963 – 1961-1963

Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Representatives from over 90 countries, including the Soviet Union, attend the funeral, after the service, the casket is taken by caisson to Arlington National Cemetery for burial

Role range: 1961-1963

Nuclear Power

France refuses to join the Anglo-American nuclear pact. Agrees to sell Polaris to Britain

Role range: 1961-1963

Polaris

Agrees to sell Polaris to Britain

Role range: 1961-1963

Alliance United States and Thailand

Sends 3,000 troops to Thailand on the Laos border to counter Vietcong insurgence

Role range: 1960-1975 – 1960-1963

Space Nuclear Weapons Resolution Adopted

The General Assembly called on states not to place nuclear weapons in orbit, anticipating a central restriction of the Outer Space Treaty.