We all know that Khrushchev sent into Cuba missiles and aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons, and that launching pads and airfields for these vehicles were in process of rapid construction. Why Khrushchev sent the missiles is still obscure.
The simplest explanation is the most plausible. Unquestionably Khrushchev was astonished at our failure to carry through the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion. Indeed, the entire outside world was astonished. Neither friend nor enemy could understand our not finishing the action, once we had begun.
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