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In
1861 Richard Gatling
Invented a weapon a gun
That by simply turning the crank could provide the firepower of 40 men and killed just as many too
Gatling's purpose for making it was simple if a weapon is so destructive it will be a deterrent
That will terrify nations from going to war
Gatling however was proven wrong as his invention was used by the Union against the rebels just a year later
Conflict simply became more destructive the end still justified the means
No matter the death toll. Gatling's philosophy
Eventually came true. It just wasn't for his weapon
Nuclear bombs are so devastating
They became the deterrent instead of his gun
the fear of total destruction
Forces countries away from that military option that could have occurred centuries prior
And that's why we're in the longest era of peace in human history
However there have been certain times where that Gatling gun was almost used for two weeks in
1962 there was such utter confusion in the tension it appeared like the ends
Did justify the means the Soviets were secretly building missile sites in Cuba
to the United States
this was unacceptable in an age where
ICBMs couldn't travel the entire world these close missiles now meant millions of Americans were
Vulnerable even though the US had missiles in Turkey this was apparently an issue
And it was one that seemed the Americans were ready to fight over the Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest
Humanity has came to extinction that cannot be overstated
The answer to this video's title is pretty obvious
There is only one outcome that can result from the Missile Crisis escalating total nuclear war
This video isn't meant to change that outcome if the US did retaliate against Castro or the Soviets?
it's inevitable the nukes would fly and
millions would die with it this
Scenario is about the few days of conflict before the world ends the Missile Crisis lasted thirteen days
Every single hour counted. This is a video about the last days of human
civilization that easily could have been but never was
It is an alternate October
1962
Intelligence reveals that the Soviets have been working with the communist Castro regime to install nuclear missile silos
These have a range which can hit anywhere in the US
excluding Seattle. President Kennedy immediately forms a team of advisers called EXCOMM
Kennedy faced a room of advisers
pressing him into one thing the only way to secure American safety is a
Full-scale invasion to bring down those missile sites. In our history the myth that the Kennedys stayed level-headed while the military
Generals advised otherwise is simply half true
literally only one Kennedy stayed level-headed and waited for more information in recent
Declassified tapes of the events Bobby Kennedy contrary to his depiction in his own book Thirteen Days
Was an adamant Warhawk he wanted nothing more than
Revenge against Castro for the Bay of Pigs and he was vocal about
Using military force to bring down the missile sites. In this alternate timeline there isn't much that needs to change
All that has to happen is the president has some bad judgment John F
Kennedy gives in to the opinions of his brother and
Everybody else he authorizes a full-scale invasion of Cuba to neutralize the missiles and
overthrow Castro today, we view this plan as
Insane and while they were there was some logic to it, but not really
Intelligence showed that Cuba only had one mobile nuke and as long as the Cubans didn't use any new
Against the Americans the plan would be fine now if they did then Cuba would be obliterated in atomic flame
Hopefully it didn't come to that
The hope was the invasion would keep the conflict a limited and World War III would simply not occur
but for now they would implement a blockade.
The blockade is less of a deterrent and more to buy time as the invasion is prepared
the preparations would take about a week in the meantime the Air Force has put on maximum readiness posture as
B-47s are readied
Mobilization has begun. The United States public by this time has been informed of the crisis
But they don't know any plans are already in effect
In an effort to not cause any social unrest the American South isn't informed about any
potential nuclear missiles headed their way if the conflict gets out of hand. The military movement is explained as
a defense against Cuban aggression the estimated death toll for American forces in the first week is roughly
20,000 assuming no nukes are used
Negotiations break down and the invasion plan is implemented by late October
American forces reached the coast of Cuba. They invade from the north whether this was to be a surprise attack,
an American Pearl Harbor, or one where the Soviets are informed was one of debate among EXCOMM. Either way the Cubans are
overwhelmed
American bombing campaigns target the missile sites as an amphibious landing takes place on the beaches
Outside Havana the world is utterly shocked at what has occurred
60,000 Soviet troops are on the Cuban island at the time of the attack. Kennedy appears on the air
announcing the threat the missiles pose to American peace and stability.
He says Castro has shown that he is willing to harm his neighbors
Purposely the aim is used at blaming Castro, so the Soviets are meant to have a way out of the conflict
Meanwhile any Cuban resistance is swept aside the armored invasion force spreads out across the north most go east to Havana
what I would imagine is that the Americans would face barely any Cubans as the days go on.
The United States is confident that the Cubans are going to surrender as defense is small and-- (queue fallout)
Thousands of Americans are vaporized in an instant
The Cubans didn't just have one nuclear launcher, they along with the Soviets, had a hundred
tactical nukes the Americans knew nothing about
the invasion force of the United States is simply trapped as
Tactical nukes are used against their positions. Plan B
Is implemented nuclear bombings on Cuba now the invasion force is trapped as both sides exchange nukes
immediately, traditional warfare becomes obsolete
within the first couple days.
For the general public, news would be coming around every hour. If you were a civilian in the United States,
You'd hear news of Soviet tanks crossing into Berlin...
But then the news would stop. The bombs would start falling as the Soviets retaliated. By the end of the conflict
using the capabilities of American and Soviet forces
The United States would technically win the war. A hundred million Americans would have died
Only 80 million at most would remain
The Soviets would face American bombers and Jupiter missiles. The entire country would be obliterated.
Ultimately past this point there really isn't much of a history to report anymore.
The nuclear exchange obliterated human society or at least most of it
Those that do survive would face nuclear winter in constant starvation...
John F. Kennedy, if he is remembered by future generations,
would be remembered as the man who pushed the button.
His obsession over Cuba would be his legacy. The war was his conflict...
and his personal vendetta against Castro ended the world.
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