The USSR placed offensive missiles in Cuba and lied to President John Kennedy about the missiles. U-2 surveillance flights discovered the missiles, and President Kennedy called for meetings of the National Security Council, a presidential advisory group, to discuss the options the United States should pursue to get the Russians to remove the missiles from Cuba, while at the same time avoiding a nuclear confrontation with the USSR. For this activity, you will role play the position of a member of the National Security Council. Decide on which option the United States should pursue in response to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Take a position for or against the use of a blockade, an airstrike, an invasion, or negotiations. Before beginning, please make sure you have read the required readings in the text, Thirteen Days in order to understand the background of the crisis. There are two movies about the Cuban Missile Crisis—1974 Missiles of October with William Devane and Martin Sheen and the 2000 Thirteen Days with Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, and Steven Culp. If you have the time and access to them you might want to watch one of them during this module. Then, in your initial post, identify the strengths and weaknesses of each choice and explain which option you favor and why you feel it is the best choice. In your post, identify the goals of the President and the American objectives during the crisis and how your choice meets both. Remember to cite any sources in your response, if necessary.
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