The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: A National Security Archive Documents Reader
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*The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: A National Security Archive Documents Reader* is a documentary collection that compiles and analyzes declassified U.S., Soviet, and Cuban records to illuminate the decision-making and diplomacy behind the 1962 nuclear standoff.
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| The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: A National Security Archive Documents Reader canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: A National Security Archive Documents Reader Context triple: [Peter Kornbluh, notableWork, The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: A National Security Archive Documents Reader]
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A.
On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis
"On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis" is a historical study that revisits the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis through newly available evidence and perspectives from both American and Soviet participants.
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B.
Cuba on the Brink: Castro, the Missile Crisis, and the Soviet Collapse
"Cuba on the Brink: Castro, the Missile Crisis, and the Soviet Collapse" is a historical and political analysis book examining Fidel Castro’s role in the Cuban Missile Crisis and its long-term implications for Cuba and the Soviet Union’s downfall.
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C.
Sad and Luminous Days: Cuba’s Struggle with the Superpowers after the Missile Crisis
Sad and Luminous Days: Cuba’s Struggle with the Superpowers after the Missile Crisis is a historical study that examines Cuba’s political and diplomatic challenges in the aftermath of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and its fraught relations with both the United States and the Soviet Union.
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D.
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis is Robert F. Kennedy’s firsthand account of the tense 1962 standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union, offering an inside view of the Kennedy administration’s decision-making during the nuclear crisis.
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E.
The Missiles of October
The Missiles of October is a 1974 television docudrama that dramatizes the events and high-level decision-making of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: A National Security Archive Documents Reader Target entity description: *The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: A National Security Archive Documents Reader* is a documentary collection that compiles and analyzes declassified U.S., Soviet, and Cuban records to illuminate the decision-making and diplomacy behind the 1962 nuclear standoff.
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A.
On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis
"On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis" is a historical study that revisits the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis through newly available evidence and perspectives from both American and Soviet participants.
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B.
Cuba on the Brink: Castro, the Missile Crisis, and the Soviet Collapse
"Cuba on the Brink: Castro, the Missile Crisis, and the Soviet Collapse" is a historical and political analysis book examining Fidel Castro’s role in the Cuban Missile Crisis and its long-term implications for Cuba and the Soviet Union’s downfall.
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C.
Sad and Luminous Days: Cuba’s Struggle with the Superpowers after the Missile Crisis
Sad and Luminous Days: Cuba’s Struggle with the Superpowers after the Missile Crisis is a historical study that examines Cuba’s political and diplomatic challenges in the aftermath of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and its fraught relations with both the United States and the Soviet Union.
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D.
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis is Robert F. Kennedy’s firsthand account of the tense 1962 standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union, offering an inside view of the Kennedy administration’s decision-making during the nuclear crisis.
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E.
The Missiles of October
The Missiles of October is a 1974 television docudrama that dramatizes the events and high-level decision-making of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
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| instanceOf |
book
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documentary collection ⓘ primary source anthology ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify the dynamics of the 1962 nuclear standoff
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illuminate high-level decision-making ⓘ make primary sources accessible to researchers ⓘ |
| analyzes |
Cuban national security policy
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Soviet national security policy ⓘ U.S. national security policy ⓘ crisis diplomacy ⓘ decision-making during the Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ nuclear brinkmanship ⓘ |
| associatedWith | National Security Archive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Cuban leadership communications
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Kremlin communications ⓘ White House communications NERFINISHED ⓘ declassified Cuban government documents ⓘ declassified Soviet government documents ⓘ declassified U.S. government documents ⓘ diplomatic correspondence ⓘ intelligence reports ⓘ policy memoranda ⓘ |
| countryOfFocus |
Cuba
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Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOnEvent | Cuban Missile Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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non-fiction ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Cold War
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Cuban Missile Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuba–United States relations ⓘ Soviet foreign policy ⓘ U.S. foreign policy ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
policy analysts
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scholars of international relations ⓘ students of history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | National Security Archive Documents Reader series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
contextual introductions to documents
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editorial commentary ⓘ |
| publicationType | historical documents reader ⓘ |
| publisher | Routledge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1962
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Cold War era ⓘ |
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Subject: The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: A National Security Archive Documents Reader Description of subject: *The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: A National Security Archive Documents Reader* is a documentary collection that compiles and analyzes declassified U.S., Soviet, and Cuban records to illuminate the decision-making and diplomacy behind the 1962 nuclear standoff.
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Peter Kornbluh
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The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: A National Security Archive Documents Reader
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