Cold War: The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 Return to the case study menu
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Comprehension
7a Why did the Prime Minister praise President Kennedy?
7b According to the Foreign Secretary, was war a real possibility?
7c What problems are now facing the British government over disarmament?

Analysis and Interpretation
7d The British government is sure of Soviet bad faith. Could the Soviets accuse the British or Americans of bad faith?

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    Notes from a meeting of the British Cabinet looking back at the Cuban Crisis October 1962

    Notes from a meeting of the British Cabinet looking back at the Cuban Crisis October 1962
    Notes from a meeting of the British Cabinet looking back at the Cuban Crisis October 1962 Notes from a meeting of the British Cabinet looking back at the Cuban Crisis October 1962