It shall be the policy of this Nation to regard any nuclear missile launched from Cuba against any nation in the Western Hemisph
ere as an attack by the Soviet Union on the United States, requiring a full retaliatory response upon the Soviet Union. . . . I call upon Chairman Khrushchev to halt and eliminate this clandestine, reckless, and provocative threat to world peace and to stable relations between our two nations. I call upon him further to abandon this course of world domination, and to join in an historic effort to end the perilous arms race and to transform the history of man. –President John F Kennedy,
October 22, 1962
How does Kennedy characterize the Soviet Union in this excerpt from his speech? Check all that apply.
a) as a dangerous threat
b) as a nation of secrets
c) as weak and ineffectual
d) as loyal to the United States
e)s able to help shape histor
a) "eliminate this clandestine, reckless, and provocative threat to world peace"
-Clearly shows how they are viewed as a threat
b) doesn't really mention secreates
c)They have nukes. Doesn't really indicate weakness
d) They are the enemy. Why would they be loyal (context)
e) "and to join in an historic effort to end the perilous arms race and to transform the history of man" Shows how the soviets have the ability to shape the history of the world
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