Escalation and the Cuban Missile Crisis >From my perspective, escalation played a big part in the Cuban Missile Crisis. The “up the ante” type of understanding is common throughout the entire event. Starting from the beginning when the photographs revealed Soviet missiles under construction in Cuba. Next to “up the ante,” Kennedy organized EX-COMM to handle the crisis in the way that they saw fit. After days of debate, Kennedy decided to put a naval …showed first 75 words of 287 total…

…showed last 75 words of 287 total…the risk of loosing everything with each consultation with their appointed advisors. In cooperation, they came together with a solution at the lowest possible cost to both nations. Participating in an exercise such as “Escalation” has given myself as a student, a better insight on the whole process that took place during the Cuban Missile Crisis, why the events happened the way they did, and a much better understanding of the term “Escalation.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**