Mainly for the more aged Forum Members

[Pete999]

Been reminiscing through the Red wine mist, and it took me back to October 1962, for the younger Members, the Cuban Missile Crisis (I urge you to watch "13 Days" Kevin Costner film).

It was a time when the West nearly came to blows with the Soviet Bloc using Nuclear Missiles, or Armageddon as it would have been.

I can remember vividly where I was at this time 18 going on 19 scared whitless, just wondering if other Guys have memories of that time in our history? the Politicians of that time on bothsides did the world a big favour, if you don't know the history get hold of the film and watch and see how lucky you are to be living today.

 

[JAWS]

Cheers Pete was looking for a movie for this evening to watch.

 

[buzzlightyear]

I was thinking today about JFK ,its a good thing the man stud up to the red skis its a shame he's dead .we had a mad man think he could take over the world ,not forgetting the Nipponese and one man bear hugger from redskies flexing his mussels ,one word n**.

 

[FatAlan]

Year before I was born Pete but like you my parents remember it well. V bombers on standby. Scary stuff! Now days we’re probably being manipulated by the net.

 

[FatAlan]

Russians won’t nuke London as they’ve got too much money tied up there.

 

[Pete999]

Russians won’t nuke London as they’ve got too much money tied up there.

Maybe not now but in the 60s you had better believe it

 

[Pete999]

I was thinking today about JFK ,its a good thing the man stud up to the red skis its a shame he's dead .we had a mad man think he could take over the world ,not forgetting the Nipponese and one man bear hugger from redskies flexing his mussels ,one word n**.

What?

 

[camerabloke]

What’s the word?

 

[Pete999]

What’s the word?

No What's Buzz on about?

 

[Pete999]

What’s the word?

New Avatar?

 

[littlespark]

I wasn't around in the 60's, but I bet it was a better than living in the second half of the 40's.

I remember the 80's fondly as a kid... The stuff going on in the news then didn't really sink in.
Now we've got ISIS, north korea and putin being difficult.

I worked on an RAF base, and they do have fighter jets on standby all the time, even now.

 

[rapparee]

But then you have to remember it was triggered by NATO also building a missile site in Turkey. The Russians retaliated by basing missiles in Cuba.

A member of the American cabinet at the time said that some General's were in favour of an all out nuclear war. Yes they would loose the Eastern Seaboard but ultimately they would obliterate Russia from the map.

 

[Pete999]

But then you have to remember it was triggered by NATO also building a missile site in Turkey. The Russians retaliated by basing missiles in Cuba.

A member of the American cabinet at the time said that some General's were in favour of an all out nuclear war. Yes they would loose the Eastern Seaboard but ultimately they would obliterate Russia from the map.

Typical Americans shoot first and sxd the consequenses

 

[Pete999]

But then you have to remember it was triggered by NATO also building a missile site in Turkey. The Russians retaliated by basing missiles in Cuba.

A member of the American cabinet at the time said that some General's were in favour of an all out nuclear war. Yes they would loose the Eastern Seaboard but ultimately they would obliterate Russia from the map.

Nobody would win in a Nuclear conflict, MAD Mutual Assured Destruction.

 

[camerabloke]

New Avatar?

Yeah. Couldn’t find one I liked so used sites own one

 

[littlespark]

Nobody would win in a Nuclear conflict, MAD Mutual Assured Destruction.

"And lo, the cockroaches inherited the Earth"

 

[camerabloke]

Do you think that putin and Kim will use nukes with all this trouble in the world?

 

[camerabloke]

Do you think that putin and Kim will use nukes with all this trouble in the world?

 

[rapparee]

Nobody would win in a Nuclear conflict, MAD Mutual Assured Destruction.

Well that was what Kennedy and his Chief of Staff McNamara thought. They realised a diplomatic solution was the only answer. Robert Kennedy actually advised JFK to privately acknowledge that they would dismantle the Turkish missile sites a year later.

Their own military were talking about taking casualties in the millions but the end justified the means. They believed that there would be enough of an American population left to claim a victory. These Generals were the Hawk of Hawks.

 

[buzzlightyear]

Russians won’t nuke London as they’ve got too much money tied up there.

what ,Chelsea football club