Cuban Missile Crisis 60th Anniversary

In the PSMLS class of 10/18/22 and 10/20/22, we studied the Cuban Missile Crisis on the occasion of its 60th anniversary. The crisis has many parallels to our current situation, where Western imperialist aggression and NATO-backed fascism have brought the world to the brink of nuclear war once again. Connect with PSMLS: linktr.ee/peoplesschool Sign up to join the PSMLS mailing list and get notified of new Zoom classes every Tuesday and Thursday: eepurl.com/h9YxPb Content Used in Class: "The Cuban Missile Crisis Explained in 20 Minutes" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UbVu... Letter from Khruschev to Kennedy, October 27, 1962 microsites.jfklibrary.org/cmc/oct27/doc4.html Letter from Kennedy to Khruschev, October 28, 1962 microsites.jfklibrary.org/cmc/oct28/ Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction - Background to the Cuban Missile Crisis 2:55 Video Section 1 from "The Cuban Missile Crisis Explained in 20 Minutes" 8:05 Q&A 9:26 Castro's Threat of First Strike was a Mistake 11:58 America Started It; Nuclear War is Never Worth It 13:40 Video Section 2 20:00 Reading from Khruschev's Letter to Kennedy 22:50 Sino-Soviet split; Mao's Support for Nuclear War 25:30 In Nuclear War, the First One to Shoot is the Second to Die 27:00 Close Calls between the USA and the Soviet Union 29:35 Nuclear Deterrence 32:10 Duck and Cover; Cold War Paranoia 35:50 Video Section 3 42:40 Q&A 44:20 Zelensky urging NATO to carry out "Preventative" First Strikes 45:40 Both Imperialism and the Communist Movement Are Divided Today 49:00 Poland has Agreed to Host NATO's Nuclear Weapons 53:35 Video Section 4 56:40 Q&A 57:00 Khruschev's Letter: Untie the Knot 1:01:30 Putting Missiles in Cuba Got Them Out of Turkey 1:03:20 Why We Call Each Other "Comrade" 1:06:30 Why the US Put Nuclear Weapons in Turkey 1:09:00 Khrushchev's Letter: Proposal for Resolution 1:12:00 Kennedy's Response 1:15:30 Q&A 1:19:10 Dr. Strangelove 1:19:45 Conclusion - The Importance of Our Work The People's School needs you! Email info@peoplesschool.us if you are interested in vol