The Cuban Missile Crisis Explained In 20 Minutes | Best Cold War Documentary
The Cuban Missile Crisis is the closest the world has ever come to nuclear apocalypse. An ever-escalating arms race had led to the deployment of Soviet missiles in Cuba, which were now prepped and ready to fire on Washington, New York, and almost the entire Eastern Seaboard. The defining event of the Cold War, it would see the world’s leading superpowers fight in a dangerous battle for nuclear superiority just 90 miles from the American coast. For 13 days in October 1962, American President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev would engage in a battle of wills, where one wrong move could lead to global destruction. Time was ticking, and neither side knew how events were about to unfold.
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Timestamps 📽
Intro: 0:00
The Great Missile Gamble 1:15
Eyeball to Eyeball 5:23
Preparing for War 9:30
Black Saturday 11:40
Resolution 18:10
Epilogue 20:05
Main Source: One Minute to Midnight by Michael Dobbs
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@CA-vx4sn
2 жыл бұрын
The background music is such a nice touch, it keeps the tension constant throughout the video but doesnt overwhelm the narration
@originalgangsterloc
2 жыл бұрын
Drop ww2 part 2
@Yankeesfan4ever100
2 жыл бұрын
Bro, I love your documentaries so much! However, can we PLEASE get that WW2 part 2 video soon?
@gavinberg2217
2 жыл бұрын
Please do WW2 Pt 2. Part 1 was amazing!
@champcourville5523
2 жыл бұрын
When is ww2 part 2 coming
Shoutout to that one russian soldier that saved the entire world from nuclear war.
@AztecMexicanSoldier
2 жыл бұрын
Shout out my dawg mad respect from Mexico all the way to Russia homie especially if it was from a reaction to depth charges that were signaling devices so the submarine could surface miscomunication misunderstanding miscalculation almost got everybody killed in a nuclear apocalypse
@deathwarmedup73
2 жыл бұрын
he's not the only Russian junior officer who found himself in such a critical situation and made the right choice: we came very close again in November 1983.
@mrkrabstinysadviolin1400
2 жыл бұрын
@@deathwarmedup73 did you know that in the 60s (forgot which year exactly) we (the US) almost nuked ourselves by accident? Look up north Carolina nuclear missile accident. By the grace of God the missiles didn't go off, even though all the safeguards were broken.
@saddamhussein2
Жыл бұрын
@@mrkrabstinysadviolin1400 the entire area from washington dc to northern florida was 1 activator away from becoming an wasteland
@darger3
Жыл бұрын
Didn’t someone drop nukes on North Carolina by accident at some point?
I respect the level-headedness of the two leaders in spite of war-mongering people around them.
@martinjenkins6467
Жыл бұрын
Le may was a sick S.O.B. Typical moronic general from WW11. You don't play around with Nukes, in their day you could bomb The hell out someone and wake Up in the morning.
@avibhagan
Жыл бұрын
lol,,, only one was level headed leader and it was not JFK. JFK was a lying propogandist , who pretended that he did not know about the USA , secretly, putting nukes on the Russian border ! he lied to the US public and world , and fear mongered. JFK always said that the Russians were unprovoked, and TODAY we all know that JFK was lying BUT in 1962 people, believed ALL JFK's lies. He knew the ENTIRE TIME , that Russia did not intend to attack the US, and that they only put nukes in Cuba because of the US putting nukes in Turkey (which Russia, also kept secrete) !
@isbuayne
Жыл бұрын
loooooolz u mean war mongerimg among their asses for first time im history
@LiVexReFlex
Жыл бұрын
I was thinking that myself. Good thing the only two peaceful ones made the calls. Everyone else were power hungry death seekers
@ThePi314Man
Жыл бұрын
Bruh they were both war mongers they just scared themselves by bringing everything so close to actually being vaporized.
it was wrong for USSR to station nukes in Cuba and its ok for USA to station its nukes on Russia's doorstep in europe? that's hypocrisy..
@yolandad2.031
2 жыл бұрын
US stationed them in Italy and Turkey and pointed them towards Russia 1st. People forget about Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile crisis.
@BAsed_AFro
2 жыл бұрын
Spot on Moses! The globalists incited this war by moving NATO military assets/heavy weapons into Ukraine to intentionally violate the treaty between Russia and Ukraine. They did this to distract from the widespread, massive anti mandate protesting happening throughout Western Civ, along with the collapsing covid pandemic narrative. Go to most any MSM website that has been harping about nothing but covid fear mongering for two solid years, and you will see that they are hardly mentioning it over the past week now.
@BAsed_AFro
2 жыл бұрын
@@yrh002b8 That's great, but there's no that way you will shut me up either way. But I get what you're saying.
@dilligafwyt6095
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly. I might not know the internal politics of Ukraine. But I do understand global balance of power. And I would be a complete hypocrit backing Kennedy's choice to launch missiles if Russia put missiles at my back door. And then saying Russia is wrong for trying to stop the same thing. I even remember Putin saying that he was against Ukraine joining Nato and despite the media saying this was unprovoked attack. I would not be surprised if Russia had been issuing warnings for a while.
@ahsbbsjsj2291
2 жыл бұрын
In their tiny brain , russia invaded for no reason.
Vasily Archipov is a true hero. Unfortunately, I don't believe that people like that are made any more. Great video.
@korvstopparen
Жыл бұрын
Lets hope so if Putin totally loses it
@martinjenkins6467
Жыл бұрын
There was another Russian in 1983 Did the same thing. A computer Malfunction made it look like A massive launch of US nukes Was heading to the USSR. Luckily he rechecked it before Launching a retaliatory strike.
@slajmern3027
Жыл бұрын
Are you unwell? Do you seriously belive no more good people were born after the 1950s?
@AlexaOrchid
Жыл бұрын
@@slajmern3027 it's not enough to be a good person to do what he did under that amount of environment and peer pressure.
@slajmern3027
Жыл бұрын
@@AlexaOrchid Who hurt you of you think out of 8 billion people not a single one of them could take a heroic action. Get help man
It’s crazy to think that on multiple occasions, the fate of the world was on a knife edge of diplomacy and sheer luck! I shudder to think what kind of a world we would have inherited had full scale nuclear war actually occurred. Excellent documentary!
@raidernation5237
2 жыл бұрын
We wouldn't be here thats for sure.
@jessarhodes6196
2 жыл бұрын
Not only that but how often one dude saves the day. It's wild
@thethirdman225
2 жыл бұрын
@@jessarhodes6196 It was never “just one dude”.
@fiziflash
2 жыл бұрын
You may find out soon. Hope not ...
@Lwill0
2 жыл бұрын
Looks like we’re getting closer to that day.
This channel deserves more subscribers.
@cv4809
2 жыл бұрын
Not unless he uploads more frequently
@j3_designs_426
2 жыл бұрын
@@cv4809 Quality over quantity.
@overweightaviator
2 жыл бұрын
@@cv4809 still waiting for part 2 of WW2. Two years and counting
@chuckbeattyo
2 жыл бұрын
Horrible omissions in this video. 1) The Bay of Pigs was planned prior to Kennedy's presidency, during and under Eisenhower's presidency. For this alone, it's a sign the author of the series is omitting substantial important facts. I urge readers to read former intelligence agencies' authors books.
@reapermx3580
2 жыл бұрын
Agree
@ 4:20 I love how the Soviet troops dressed as civilians to avoid detection, then proceeded to make military formations and march around the island. Way to stay lowkey.
@PrimericanIdol
2 жыл бұрын
They should have just sent the little green men.
So impressed by this documentary! The music, the narration, everything is just on point. keep up this great work!
@TheLifeGuide
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@bearbishop8570
2 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more, well done
@cptsoap2479
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheLifeGuide yo?? What's the epilogue music called??
@TheLifeGuide
2 жыл бұрын
@@cptsoap2479 Awake and Dreaming by Rex Banner
@cptsoap2479
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheLifeGuide thanks for replying, loved the video!!
Didnt see a single toilet paper being panic bought.
@hamzamohamed6748
2 жыл бұрын
@Dach i wash!!!
@jeffnpatricia
2 жыл бұрын
Lol many do both. Invest in yourself 😂
@jaimearredondo787
2 жыл бұрын
@Dach why not both?
@taifhassan7936
2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@solomongrundy1467
Жыл бұрын
@DannyDeVito Or use baby wipes.
Vasily Arkhipov - the man who saved the world .
@luislaplume8261
Жыл бұрын
He ought to be remembered in history as he really thought about a full scale thermonuclear war by both NATO and the Warsaw Pact. The West vs Communist Eastern Europe.
Shouts out to that one dude on the submarine. Jesus Christ. Reminds me of that dude in Hawaii who had a system failure regarding incoming ICBMs and chose not to launch a counterattack. These types of events are seriously disturbing.
@drprasannasuru
2 жыл бұрын
You are very beautiful Jessa
@jessarhodes6196
2 жыл бұрын
@@drprasannasuru So are you, baby G
This channel is seriously underrated.. One of my favorite channels on this platform. Should be on tv..
@TheLifeGuide
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@howhighscaffolding7342
Жыл бұрын
U mean this channel is full of shit and lies
Hard to imagine that 60 years has passed since the Cuban Missle crisis occurred.
@tinofaratinashemukakaso5632
Жыл бұрын
We have a new crisis in Ukraine
@mr.pointman1930
Жыл бұрын
And also Taiwan as well...
@davidsalcido383
Жыл бұрын
“Now 🇺🇸 ☢️’s in Poland 🇵🇱 and Hungry 🇭🇺 minutes from Russias 🇷🇺 borders Shows why Russia 🇷🇺 should never trust WAR CRIMINAL AmeriKKKa.” 💀🦍💀🦇💀 NATO 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇺🇦 Hooligans!”
@iamAdeOba
Жыл бұрын
@@tinofaratinashemukakaso5632 yes, America trying to force on Russians what they did not take.
@1w598
Жыл бұрын
@@tinofaratinashemukakaso5632 Who's "we"??
Yes, a truly great documentary. It always helps to see things more clearly when the issues are described so well.
Great documentary. I learned more here on the crisis than I did in high school.
@janinasimons8533
Жыл бұрын
YOU HEARD A LOT OF USA PROPOGANDA, I suggest you search and get a little more information
I can't agree with the Khrushchev "last gamble" tone that this video has. At this point, allowing a nuclear buildup around the USSR was unacceptable by any moral standards. The US was already an aggressor in the Vietnam war demonstrating how far it is willing to go. Decisive action was needed, and he correctly deduced that since the USSR is able to deliver a devastating attack on the US, not only to Europe, the US would have to back down. Comparing the Castro attitude of "nuke em all" along with the many of the Kennedy stuff, Khrushchev was far less of a "hothead". He didn't want these missiles in Cuba, he needed them to make a point. Otherwise, and knowing how many times US generals "begged" for the use of nuclear weapons, there is a high possibility of encountering the nuclear threat by the US with a clear disadvantage. Castro was a hotheaded "revolutionary", the US, with all its "values", has no excuse. Feeling safe while other countries could burn is very egotistical. It was quite a thought-out operation that delivered exactly what it should. The Cuban sovereignty was a slap on the face, the removal of the weapons that threatened the USSR, established respect, opened a communication line, and shuttered the feeling of complete security that the US had. Still, this was used in propaganda inflating the Red Scare.
@sims8717
2 жыл бұрын
Indeed. Missiles placed in turkey against the Soviet Union even tho "a pile of junk" still had significance, it was still a major threat, And the fact that they were there even after the end of the Soviet Union made Russia uneasy.
@webkeeper
2 жыл бұрын
@John Picardo09z it is a strange thing to say since the US took their missiles from Turkey which was the primary goal of the USSR.
@toonlink1723
2 жыл бұрын
I’m actually glad the Cuban missile crisis despite how much of a dangerous game it was on both sides. Without America realising what kind of game they were constantly close to playing as they constantly considered the nuclear option and surrounded a country like the USSR with nukes. Inevitably it would have lead to complete destruction. So luckily we live in a world with MAD and be weary of the consequences
@thethirdman225
2 жыл бұрын
@John Picardo09z I, for one, am glad they did. Otherwise the Americans would have extinguished life on earth.
@RotgerValdes
2 жыл бұрын
@@webkeeper The existence of the weapons in Turkey isn’t exactly a secret, though. Reif pointed out “the Air Force, in its fiscal year 2015 budget request, noted the presence of ‘special weapons’ at ‘storage sites in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Turkey.'" Other experts noted it’s not easy to hide such weapons. In July of this year, a later-deleted document published by a NATO-affiliated body appeared to confirm nuclear weapons were being housed in those same five countries. The document from a Canadian senator for the Defense and Security Committee of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly said the U.S. nukes were in Incirlik in Turkey. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/10/16/trump-appears-confirm-us-nukes-are-turkey-which-would-break-with-longstanding-protocol/
Unreal level of complexity but well defined. What a fantastic channel.
I just found this channel but I'm already obsessed! Keep up the good work, dude!! Very great videos
This channel is way too UNDERRATED considering the quality of videos. Love your videos😍
Awesome video. I love history stuff and your channel is just great. No over the top music, audio levels were spot on, the mood of the music and narration was just right. I'm a new subscriber and will watch more of your videos!
Wow what an incredible documentary it's incredible and crazy to sit here and think about all the trials and tribulations that we've Dodge duct and beefs that we have squashed with other countries. If a lot more people just sat back and really thought about life and the things that we've been through and how the world could have ended up it probably would change everybody for the better....
Top-notch documentary, as always. Thank you for everything!
This has to be the best illustrated well defined documentary of All time. Big time👍
I have to applaud you for the quality of this documentary. It probably took a long time to research and find each clip and picture, but it was very well executed.
Highest quality historical mini docs out there
Been waiting for another Life Guide video for a while. Thanks dude!
Great documentary. Thank you for sharing. I was 7 years old in 1962. I'm sure glad they were able to reach a compromise.
No western biase or false narratives. Just the facts. I love it. Need more content like this in the world.
Amazingly well done; thanks!
I needed this today more than ever as a teaching tool.
Phenomenal video. Concise and accurate and great use of footage from the time. Thanks and subscribed
Very good video! Thanks for "translating" the miles into kilometers. For a video suggestion, you should maybe do about the Mafia since its origins and its rise and fall.
I just discovered this channel .. binge-watching right now, too damn Good!
I like the video. it brings not only knowledge of the historical event which occurred between two superpower nations but also experiences related to adventure . However, I have to take time to understand its content
@kimobrien.
2 жыл бұрын
The video leaves out the whole context of the Batista dictatorship and presents Cuba as a US playground stolen from them by Fidel Castro. At no point in the video is there the slightest admission that Cuba has any rights to its territory as a sovereign nation. Instead Kennedy the US Wall Street bankers son is presented a a victim of a cruel military stalemate.
Amazing documentary. Best narration n an eye opener. It’s all about diplomatic ways of finding solutions.
19:42 What’s up with Kennedy having three huge photos of himself on his desk? 😆
The video and presentation were top-notch but it was completely America-centric. This is the first video I watched of your channel and the first few minutes immediately caught my attention. Saved it to my watch later as my reward for after I'm done with my homework, but was let down by how one-sided and America-centric the content was. The fact that America placed missiles in Turkey (before the Soviet Union's placement of missiles in Cuba) was completely downplayed. Plus you kept talking about the reactions of the American people, JFK, XCOM, even went as far to talk about and also QUOTE other lesser-known American figures, but you never once mentioned anything about the soviet union and cuban people other than just Castro and Khrushev's dialogue with Kennedy or each other :( Whenever you make a video about topics involving several countries, don't focus on just one country. And if you do then at least mention in your title 'The Cuban Missile Crisis Explained FROM THE AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE in 20 Minutes'. I feel like I learned more about Kennedy's presidency than I learned about all three perspectives (American, Cuban, and Soviet) of the missile crisis
@TheDriverEducator
2 жыл бұрын
Comparing the missiles in Cuba to the ones in Turkey is an inaccurate comparison. The US did NOT forcefully take over Canada and Mexico in 1945. The USSR DID conquer every inch of territory in Eastern Europe ad they could. Yes, the US did lots of "dirty" things in its foreign policy. But it was in reaction to the significantly worse things the Russians did. Just look at what's happening now in 2022 to see what the Russians are really all about, and it is not good.
@jeanrafael873
Жыл бұрын
Cuban perspective of the average citizen was that we don’t want ww3. And today we don’t want the communist dictatorship anymore
@MM-np4md
Жыл бұрын
very intresting critique of the video 👍🏾
@yusrimyh6601
Жыл бұрын
Yes indeed same like a John fuckin Rambo is a true hero and an Arabians, Russia or Chinese is a evil one..
@acmocaco
Жыл бұрын
This channel has a much longer video that better contextualizes key moments of the Cold War. Also this isn't from an American perspective its from a British one. They are not the same, and if you think otherwise then it would seem to suggest more about your bias than the content creator.
God bless you for this awesome piece!
Wow I watched other longer documentaries on this, and this is much better and the only one that was suspenseful
Living through this as a 12-year-old girl, I remember these days vividly. Being taught how to "duck & cover" in case of a nuclear attack, like that would actually save our lives. There are still instructional videos that were seen by families & schools at the time that are pure propaganda, but I suppose it did help folks not to panic. As we now know, you won't survive a direct nuclear attack. The sales of bomb shelters skyrocketed. Vivid memories.
@janinasimons8533
Жыл бұрын
USA alway s was good at BS< FEAR, LYING, CHEATING, STEALING.... HAVEING AMERICANS LIVING IN FEAR,,, YOU DO REALISE THAT THE REST OF THE WORLD WONDERED WHAT THE BIG DRAMA WAS.,,,, i THINK THE DUCK N COVER, WAS USED IN WW1, WW2, ETC ETC, USA JUST HAVE TO HAVE DEMONIC CONTROL, FEEL SORRY FOR AMERICANS
I remember this day. I was in Los Angeles City College. The psyche teacher said if we are going to destroy our selves then let's get it over with now.
Watching this in 2021 freaks me out. I can't imagine what people felt like as it happened. Insane
@kimobrien.
2 жыл бұрын
We had no time or ability to do anything but hope nuclear war didn't occur. Of course our leaders told us it was all this crazy Fidel Castro's fault for being a secret communist wanting to make everyone in Cuba and the world into communist slaves.
@james_z5528
2 жыл бұрын
Well petty, we might be pretty close now too. Your comment agad really well!
the life guide videos should be used in schools to teach students his voice feels good to listen too.
I can not imagine the amount of pressure president JF Kennedy and the Russian president had work under since a nuclear war was just a button away
This channel creates incredibly amazing content...
You sir are the reason im passing my history assessment
Incredible video. Thank you
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Excellent video. Well done
And here we are
Very clear video, thx.
Amazing video bro🙏🔥💚
Thanks for another great upload I learn a lot from you so I hope you keep it up and know that you have real fans!!!
@TheLifeGuide
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
Eagerly waiting for World War 2 part 2 video. Had a great experience watching the first part.
Thanks great job 👏
Very interesting- thank you - I never really understood what’s happened I was too young at the time
Excellent video 👌🏻
Thumbs up to this documentary 👍 👌
7.00 listning to kennedy makes you think about what if? wow great prestitation thank you.
Please make a part 2 of the WW2 video!!!! The first part was excellent
Quality. Always
This video deserves more views then 8k.
Good documentary. Very accurate and balanced
I really like your channel and I wish if you can make a video about Lebanon from the independence passing by important events, I would be so glad if you do it
Hmmmmm sounds like a familiar story in 2022 Except it’s on the other side of the world
Damn that was soo good.
Beautiful music and narration!
Brilliant !
We came very, very close [to nuclear war,] closer than we knew at the time. This was not only the most dangerous moment of the Cold War. It was the most dangerous moment in human history. Despite of warmongering people around them, Kennedy and Khruschev stood their ground and showed these warmongers that they are true leaders. I also salute one Soviet officer Vasily Arkhipov a real life the man who saved the world. Today the world is again on the brink of nuclear war, with this on going war in Ukraine, a proxy war between the West and The Russian Federation, I hope there will be another Vasily Arkhipov who will once again save humanity.
@thethirdman225
7 ай бұрын
Able Archer 83 was arguably worse.
Personally, I felt JFK is underrated af as the POTUS. He came into office during troubled times and he fended off a ww3 and ended up getting shot. Martyr in so many ways.
@deathfire096
Жыл бұрын
wrong. JFK was incompetent and too much of a war hawk that created this mess. Don't let the propaganda fool you.
This is an excellent video, this and the one on Vietnam have earned by sub
Very well done.
These videos are too good
on his deathbed Castro said "the worst thing I ever did was go against the United States"
Very well done documentary...
Impressive delivery you got there bro
Rarely told was that Russia U-turned their ships after Kennedy agreed to remove their missiles from Europe.
When you have good leadership on both sides the result is peace, nowadays we have bad leadership on one side namely UE, Germany, UK and US.
Great documentary, respect!!!
Music at the end is hauntingly beautiful
This is an amazingly well-done documentary on the most dangerous fortnight in human history. I'm a former US government investigator and whistleblower was written a new novel that reveals insider information I discovered on why the attack on Cuba never took place. It's titled "Armageddon's Angel" and will be available in late October. 2022. Alan E. Diehl, Ph.D.
@leg9583
Жыл бұрын
it's a bullshit documentary, but a nice propaganda piece: "Americans had two options: to set up a naval blockade or carry out air strikes", 6:20. the real option was to remove their missiles from Turkey/Europe or share the permanent fear of nuclear strike with the Soviets
The picture of the fleet displayed at around 18:50 is actually the US "Great White" Fleet of Pre-Dreadnoughts from just after the turn of the 19th to the 20th century. Wrong pic ;)
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@TheLifeGuide
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
The Kennedy Administration was wise and prudent to agree to secretly remove the Jupiter missiles from Turkey and pledge not to send U.S. troops to invade Cuba; defusing the crisis. However, if memory serves, those Jupiter missiles in Turkey were previously scheduled for removal prior to the eruption of the crisis, to be replaced by faster, lower-yield and more-accurate SLBM's loaded onto new fleets of U.S. Navy submarines in the Mediterranean.
@kimobrien.
2 жыл бұрын
I don't see how Kennedy had another viable choice unless he wanted to spend the rest of his life in an underground bunker.
@chetpomeroy1399
2 жыл бұрын
@@kimobrien. Well, this would have been true for Kennedy *or* Khrushchev, for that matter. Yet another reason why Khrushchev wanted to remove those missiles from Cuba was that Castro wanted to launch the nuclear missiles already in place to pre-emptively respond to what he perceived to be an imminent invasion by U.S. armed forces on the island of Cuba. Obviously, this would have been disastrous.
@kimobrien.
2 жыл бұрын
@@chetpomeroy1399 My understanding is Che went to Khrushchev and asked only that he tell Kennedy he would install missiles if he did not back down from any more invasion plans. Khrushchev said he would go one better and secretly install missiles. Not wanting to offend a powerful ally the Cuban's acceded to his demands. When Kennedy began making threats then Che told Khrushchev if the strike us don't wait for them to strike you before hitting them. No doubt the Fidel announced that any invasion would be meet with the most severe measures up to and including a launch of nuclear weapons to defend Cuban sovereignty. Khrushchev than panicked and had the announcement made on Radio Moscow letting the Cubans find out the same way Kennedy did by the Radio broadcast. Naturally that left them as an unhappy ally left out of the decision process. In later meetings with the Soviets Raul Castro was told look your 10,000 Km away we can't help you if the US chooses to invade. That was just another reason the Cuban's had for limited trust of the Soviet leadership. They'd already discovered the Yugoslavian proposal to sell Batista arms when the US decided to stop supplying the dictator. Che also criticized the Czech's for sitting on a large cache of WW2 German arms but wanting liberation movements to pay market prices for them. All this points to the fact that the Soviets were not serious about further revolutions anymore than the UAW leaders who would tease the GM execs about how they'd be sitting in their wood paneled offices after the revolution.
If you want to understand the Ukrainean crisis one has to know the Cuban one.
@dilligafwyt6095
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly the same. With two differences. The leaders aren't the same and each making different moves. The U.S Generals wanted to invade Cuba. Kennedy said no. Here Putin did invade Ukraine. Back then Krushchev was smart enough to understand that when President Kennedy said he would launch he most likely would and new it wasn't a Bluff. I don't think Biden is smart enough to realize Putin might not be bluffing.
@brandonshaw7619
Жыл бұрын
What???? How
@BonESaw95
Жыл бұрын
Now Putin offended that this happens again with Ukraine joining NATO, crazy world we're living
@nebula1863
Жыл бұрын
Rightly said
@frankfestus114
Жыл бұрын
@@brandonshaw7619 the USA hypocrisy they what Russia to keep quiet why they put NATO army in Ukraine to face Russia but when Cuba invite Soviet to put missile in there territories the USA act
Excellent!
Well told
great job with the video! I enjoy learning from this type of history lesson. I can't help but what wonder what Cuba would be like today if it had remained a Democracy.
@mtsenskmtsensk5113
Жыл бұрын
Orlando Rodriguez It would have remained an American brothel and playground, and the Cubans would have no education nor hospitals, nor any kind of life. Why do you think the Cubans got rid of those fascists in the first place and grasped an improvement in their lives in their socialism. Not only do the ignorant Americans not know the difference between socialism and communism, they haven't a clue of the difference between Democracy and Fascism. It isn't all their fault, because unlike the educated Cubans under socialism, the Americans remain uneducated under their 'democracy', which denies them free healthcare and free education, and gives them, fixed elections. Americans are just about as indoctrinated as the apochryphal North Koreans, which why the world feels pity towards them, as tourists say, a nice place to visit, but a nightmare place to live.
Fucking terrifying to live through. Both sides wanting peace but not trusting each other. Humanity has evolved so far yet remains so stupid…
@Spingerex
Жыл бұрын
Yes
This was a really good video. Almost felt like I was there
Great video!!!
I wanna know more about the Russian Officer who said NO to launching the nuclear torpedos.
@martinjenkins6467
Жыл бұрын
Knowing the crazy Soviets he was Probably court marshalled.
@mtsenskmtsensk5113
Жыл бұрын
@@martinjenkins6467 How many soviets do you actually know? None I would expect, and remember what the US did to Penkovsky the chap that told the Americans about the missiles in Cuba (forget spy planes and CIA). The US were so moronic that they plastered his name over newspapers as a hero, ensuring that he got a court marshalled and was executed. We really don't need the US involved in politics, and ideally they need to evacuate all of their oversas bases and stay home, but of couse they won't because like many morons they are sociapaths and criminals.
Amazing video
Interesting Documentary!!
Impressed by the way Castro smoking his cigar sitting against/with a nuclear power @5:21.
@Spingerex
Жыл бұрын
Cigars are cool
Castrol survived more than 600 assassinations? At this point I think they were using anyone armed with anything to try to kill the guy
21:04 "Only the good die young." Meaning that persistence of the harmful is regretted.
Best video on the topic
This channel's other name "All The Times Humanity Could Have Ended"
@TheLifeGuide
2 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@cptsoap2479
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheLifeGuide what is the epilogue music called???