Kennedy and Khrushchev: 6. Kennedy’s move

Pressure is building on President Kennedy to order a military strike on the newly discovered nuclear missile site on Cuba. But JFK wonders whether it’s better to keep the discovery a secret from Premier Khrushchev – for now. Meanwhile, the Washington press grows suspicious of all the late-night activity at the White House. This is the personal and political story of the Cuban Missile Crisis, told by NIna Khrushcheva and Max Kennedy.

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Kennedy and Khrushchev: 6. Kennedy’s move is an episode from The Bomb by BBC.

This episode is 37:00 long.

This episode was published on Jan 5, 2026.

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