Nuclear Insanity on top of everything else!

In 1962 we had the closest ever risk to a nuclear war. The tension and fear for Americans and the world alike was so thick you could slice it like bread. We had already seen the result of Americas lack of restraint on many of Japan’s innocent civilians in 1945. Because of these two events and the visual post-apocalyptic video scenes aired throughout that era highlighted the reality of such a weapon, thrust nuclear disarmament into front and center for most of 1960’s politics. A treaty was signed in 1968 just as the Vietnam War was in full swing, likely soured any mood for the new conflict.

The 1962 Crisis Breakdown (provided by AI overview.)

• The Discovery: On October 14, 1962, an American U-2 spy plane photographed Soviet nuclear missile sites under construction in Cuba.
• The Threat: The medium and intermediate-range missiles had the capacity to strike major cities across the continental United States in a matter of minutes.
• The Quarantine: President John F. Kennedy rejected immediate military air strikes, opting instead to impose a naval blockade (termed a “quarantine”) to prevent the Soviets from delivering additional military supplies.
• Defcon 2: The U.S. military raised its readiness to Defcon 2—the highest level ever reached during peacetime—and prepared for a potential invasion of the island.

Resolution and Diplomacy

The crisis was ultimately resolved through secret diplomatic back-channel negotiations between President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev.

• The Soviet Concession: The Soviet Union agreed to dismantle and remove its offensive nuclear missiles from Cuba under United Nations verification.
• The U.S. Concession: In exchange, the United States publicly promised never to invade Cuba and secretly agreed to withdraw its own Jupiter nuclear missiles stationed in neighboring Turkey.

Following the near-Armageddon, the two superpowers established a direct “hotline” to prevent miscommunications during future standoffs and accelerated arms-control treaties.

Nuclear stock piles was declining at an agonizingly slow rate and then around 2015 started being built again. However, as you have seen in the video posted, it seems these below individuals feel the need to Make Nukes Great Again!

7 of the 9 above countries have autocrats, can you guess which ones? It’s clear the the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty failed!

Above is an small but interesting article in a January 1971 Playboy about the peace symbol and nuclear disarmament. Also, note the prior paragraph mention of dis/misinformation.