"It shall be the policy of this Nation to regard any nuclear missile launched from Cuba against any nation in the Western Hemisphere as an attack by the Soviet Union on the United States, requiring a full retaliatory response upon the Soviet Union." — John F. Kennedy, Address on the Cuban Missile Crisis, October 22, 1962
Which outcome of the crisis directly addressed concerns about superpower miscommunication?
- Acheck_circle
The 1963 establishment of the Moscow-Washington direct hotline
- B
The signing of the Helsinki Accords
- C
The creation of the Warsaw Pact
- D
The Bay of Pigs invasion
Explanation
The crisis revealed dangerous communication delays during nuclear standoffs, leading to the 1963 hotline agreement and contributing momentum toward the Limited Test Ban Treaty later that year.