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Crisis Warning and Deadline Proposal

United States of America · Government / Democratic Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1962

John A. McCone17 October 1962

Washington · Government / Democratic Party Government

McCone recommended warning Moscow and Havana, demanding prompt dismantlement, and reserving a large military strike if the offensive missile deployment remained in place.

Names involved

John A. McCone

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