ve missiles from Cuba if a US pledge was made not to invade Cuba. At the same time Kennedy planned to meet in private with Khrushchev to assure him that he would remove missiles from Turkey. Robert Kennedy traveled to the Soviet Embassy in Washington, D.C. to deliver the presidents pledge and to warn that he grew impatient and that the United States would find itself forced to attack. He also informed that they would closely watch all military activity in Cuba (Mills 233). Khrushchev decided that the danger of nuclear war was too great and decided also to remove the missiles. On October 28 Khrushchev announced on world wide radio that he would remove the missiles in return for the pledge.ConclusionIn years since the crisis was over declassified documents have been released. The facts that came forth were that a US invasion would have met more opposition than was thought. Also the Soviets has weapons intended for battlefield, which was unknown to the United States. The United States had also thought that there were only a few thousand troops in Cuba, but in reality there were 40,000 soldiers there.The Cuban missile crisis was a very dangerous episode, bringing the world's major military powers to the brink of nuclear war. The Cuban missile crisis marked the point at which the Cold War began to thaw. This also lead to the signing of the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which stated that nuclear test in the atmosphere and underwater were against the law. Those thirteen days left the world in awe of the determination and responsibility of the United States and its young president (Hersh 342)....
