I think Cuba burned itself deeply into the American consciousness . On 22nd October , 1962, JFK addressed the nation (on radio and television) regarding the fact that the Soviets had secretly and deceptively shipped strategic nuclear missiles and launchers to Cuba (which was then ruled by the communist dictator, Fidel Castro). There was, understandably a perceptible weariness about JFK's face on the television screen - especially around his eyes. Hardly surprising given the extreme gravity of the situation, namely having the insane and wholly immoral members of the Soviet Politburo secretly ship nuclear ballistic missiles, and missile launchers to Cuba - just 90 miles away from the US.
JFK told the American public that if the Soviets launched a nuclear strike at any target in the Western hemisphere, then America would immediately retaliate in kind. This, of course, would trigger a global nuclear war. I remember reading a good article by an American journal who said that most of America went to bed half-sozzled on the night of 22nd of October, 1962. After watching JFK on tellie, the public no doubt has the s**t scared out of them
What most people don't know is that on the 27th, October, 1962, the Cuban Crisis came within 30 - 60 minutes of triggering a global nuclear war. The Captain of a wounded Soviet B-52 submarine had determined that he was going to fire a torpedo armed with a nuclear warhead into a US Navy destroyer and a flotilla of other US warships that were located above the sub. If the Captain of the B-52 had fired the nuclear torpedo, it would have caused a nuclear explosion, and that would have resulted in JFK, ordering a retaliatory strike, probably at Cuba. But the point is, an unthinkable , global nuclear war would now be in progress.
So to get back to the thread's query about Cuba; I think that the "Cuban Missile Crisis" - even though it took place a long time ago (in 1962), was such a frightening time in America's, that mentioning the name "Cuba" still evokes emotions of fear and loathing in the American consciousness today..
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