1962 - Cuba: Red Threat, The - President Orders Cuban Blockade. 22Oct62

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk Title. 11:54:13 CU President Kennedy at desk, John F Kennedy speaks to nation on Cuba Missile Crisis, saying missile sites are providing USSR / Soviets w/ nuclear strike capability against Western hemisphere. Brief flashback Gromyko during visit to White House. JFK says Gromyko told him that training of Cuban nationals was for the defence of Cuba. Quoting Gromyko. 11:55:39 JFK announces blockade on behalf of western hemisphere for quarantine; offensive weapons will be turned back. Any nuclear weapon launched from Cuba on any nation will be classed as an attack on the USA & will require a full retaliatory response on the Soviet Union. JFK calls on Khrushchev to abandon arms race; calls for World Peace & Freedom. Atomic War Threat; Defense; Radio & TV Speech / Broadcast; Cold War; Blockade; Threats; Anti-Communism; Surveillance; Nuclear Warfare; NOTE: Sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk