When the Soviet Union attempted to install nuclear weapons in Cuba, President Kennedy ordered

a. the installation of nuclear weapons in Turkey.

b. surgical air strikes against the missile sites.

c. the invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs.

d. resumption of atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons.

e. a naval quarantine of that island

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Maxwell Gilbert

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17 March, 10:10

When the Soviet Union attempted to install nuclear weapons in Cuba, President Kennedy ordered

a. the installation of nuclear weapons in Turkey.

b. surgical air strikes against the missile sites.

c. the invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs.

d. resumption of atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons.

e. a naval quarantine of that island

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Landen Duncan · Answer 1

The correct answer is: e. a naval quarantine of that island

President Kennedy ordered a naval blockage of the island and ordered the removal of the weapons from Cuba.