On October 14, 1992, the Public Broadcasting System aired a one-hour documentary titled, "The Cuban Missile Crisis: At The Brink." The program looked back at the event thirty years earlier that nearly led to nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union.
VIDEO HERE (56:41 minutes)
I was in 5th grade in Miami when this shit went on. We had nuclear bomb drills based on government fear and as I crouched under my desk I remember thinking, “This is useless”.
ReplyDeleteThe government is still useless when it comes to protecting citizens.
I thought it came down to the US getting rid of the missiles in Turkey. Those missiles left and then the missiles left cuba.
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty much what happened.
DeleteWhat was reported was that Saint John of Hyannis Port "stood up to those commie bastards."
Bring the fear, it sells. Looking back, it seems like a cyops that got us to this point!
ReplyDeleteChutes Magoo
I watched that live on TV. Pretty creepy stuff.
ReplyDeleteMy father was stationed at Camp Humphreys during that mess. He told me they were on full alert and issued weapons, ammo and had everything ready to move out if necessary. He said the pucker factor was at 100%.
ReplyDeleteMadMarlin
I was a 4th grader at the time of the "crisis" and one of the elite "safety patrol" kids. That meant I got to wear a sash with a badge and the kids at the bus stop and on the bus had to mind me, otherwise there would be trouble.
ReplyDeleteEvery few weeks the principal would treat us to extra desserts in the cafeteria while he passed along any "safety patrol news" we might need to know.
I mention this because that's where I learned Kennedy had been shot. The cooks always played the radio and I can remember the principal telling us in no uncertain terms to "HUSH" while the bulletin came in. We were sent back to class and school was canceled shortly thereafter.
The missile crisis which preceded Kennedy's assassination was a big deal where we lived...Louisville, KY, home to Dow, Rohm & Hass, Union Carbide, and ASRC where Dad worked making synthetic rubber for tires, and rocket fuel. It would have been a big-time target if they shot missiles from Cuba, and we had the "duck and cover" routine down. Our version was to head for the hallways, plant yourself to the wall, bend over and proceed to kiss your ass goodbye!
I remember adults didn't want to talk about it much, but I figured it was a pretty big deal since one day when I was home from school sick they conducted a test of Conelrad and all the Radio stations except the Conelrad ones signed off for about half a day. If you have an old tube radio, look for an insignia at 640 and 1240 KC; that's where Conelrad was on the dial.