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Kennedy and Khrushchev: 8. The logic of war

Jan 19, 202637:58Society & Culture

Troops in Cuba fear an attack is imminent, as alarm grows around the world. Fidel Castro urges Khrushchev to strike first. The Soviet premier warns President Kennedy, in a long and emotional letter, that “the knot of war...

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Kennedy and Khrushchev: 8. The logic of war is an episode from The Bomb by BBC. Troops in Cuba fear an attack is imminent, as alarm grows around the world. Fidel Castro urges Khrushchev to strike first. The Soviet premier warns President Ke...

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Published Jan 19, 2026, 37:58 long, audio available.

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