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Cuban Missile Crisis

Planning for an air strike or a naval blockade

Friday Oct 19, 1962
U.S

On October 19, the EXCOMM formed separate working groups to examine the air strike and blockade options, and by the afternoon most support in the EXCOMM shifted to the blockade option.


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