Cuban Missile Crisis: The Secret Deal Jfk Kept Hidden For A Decade | Bbc Timestamp

In 1962, U-2 spy planes captured shocking images of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 100 miles from US soil, bringing the world to the brink of nuclear war. The official story says President Kennedy stared down Khrushchev and won. But is that the whole truth? Join Lucy Worsley as she uncovers the hidden story of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the most dangerous 13 days in modern history.

This clip is from American History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley (2019)

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