The Cuban Missile Crisis: 13 days on the edge of nuclear war

Process map by Brian. 17 steps, 2 layers. Tags: history, cold war, nuclear, politics.

1. United States leaders: A spy plane photographs Soviet missile sites being built in Cuba
2. United States leaders: A small group of advisers debate the options
3. United States leaders: Kennedy picks a naval blockade and calls it a quarantine
4. The world: He tells the nation on TV and the world holds its breath
5. Soviet leaders: Do Soviet ships turn back from the blockade line?
6. United States leaders: Private talks begin while the military prepares for war
7. Soviet submarine: A Soviet submarine, under attack by depth charges, considers launching a nuclear torpedo
8. Soviet leaders: A US spy plane is shot down over Cuba on Black Saturday
9. United States leaders: Ignore the harsh letter and answer the calmer one
10. United States leaders: Secretly promise to remove missiles from Turkey later
11. Soviet leaders: Do the Soviets agree to remove their missiles?
12. The world: The crisis ends and a hotline between the leaders follows
13. United States leaders: Risk of a firefight at sea

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