When the Cuban Missile Crisis Shook the Hemisphere
By
Renata Keller
As nuclear war loomed, ordinary people throughout Latin America made their voices heard.
This article is adapted from AQ's special report on Latin America's space race From the very first days of the Cuban missile crisis, in October 1962, U.S. President John F. Kennedy and his top advisors were discussing potential repercussions in the rest of Latin America. Secretary of State Dean Rusk warned the crisis could threaten political stability throughout the region. Even at the confrontation’s height, on October 27, CIA Director John McCone emphasized scenes far beyond Cuba in a briefing to Kennedy and his top advisors, saying: “There are reports that anti-U.S....
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