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OCR: THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS Dief fenbaker pud US President John Kennedy disliked each other intensely Their animosity came to a head in 1962 When Russian nuclear missiles were discovered in Cuba Kennedy blockaded the island to stop Soviet vessels The result was an international crisis, showdown the Cotd War powers. Kennedy called for solidarity but Dief enbaker hesi sitated for three days, constantly changing his mind over putting the Canadian military into defence preparedness. Dief enbaker claimed thathe had not been "consulted' and was, therefore not bound by any agreements He Inot convince the Canadian people who felt that when the country was threat tened the PM not make up his mind BIOGRAPHY of9 sland threatened could

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