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INR 4335 FIU Strategic Studies and National Security Cuban Missile Crisis Q&As

Questions:

Which theory should we use to explain/understand Premier Khrushchev’s strategic goals during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Which policy would you suggest to President Kennedy if you were a member of the ExComm during the crisis? Acquiescence, diplomacy, blockade, surgical strike on the missile bases, or extensive air attack?

Reference:

*Huth, Paul K. 1999. “Deterrence and International Conflict: Empirical Findings and Theoretical Debates.” Annual Review of Political Science 2 (1): 25-48.
*Schelling, Thomas C. 2015. “Deterrence and Compellence.” In The Use of Force: Military Power and International Politics edited by Robert J. Art and Kelly M. Greenhill, 20-27. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
*George, Alexander. 2015. “Coercive Diplomacy.” In The Use of Force: Military Power and International Politics edited by Robert J. Art and Kelly M. Greenhill, 106-111. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
*George, Alexander and William E. Simons. 1994. The Limits of Coercive Diplomacy. Westview Press. Conclusion.
Kim, Yang Gyu and Félix E. Martín. 2021. “At the Brink of Nuclear War: Feasibility of Retaliation and the U.S. Policy Decisions During the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.” All Azimuth 10(2): 125-147.