What negotiations occurred during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

When the United States had discovered that the Soviet Union had built missile sites in Cuba and had placed missiles there that had offensive capabilities, our government went into action. We told the Soviet Union that we were placing a naval blockade around Cuba. We also said that any missile strike in the Western Hemisphere would be considered the same as if it were a direct strike on the United States. We indicated that we...

When the United States had discovered that the Soviet Union had built missile sites in Cuba and had placed missiles there that had offensive capabilities, our government went into action. We told the Soviet Union that we were placing a naval blockade around Cuba. We also said that any missile strike in the Western Hemisphere would be considered the same as if it were a direct strike on the United States. We indicated that we would stop Soviet ships headed to Cuba. There was a great deal of tension as many people thought the United States and the Soviet Union were heading toward nuclear war.

There were ongoing negotiations during the crisis. Some negotiations were in the form of letters between President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Khrushchev. Other negotiations took place between other members of our government and the Soviet government. In the end, both sides decided that a diplomatic, not a military, solution was the best way to resolve the crisis. The Soviet Union agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba if we agreed to not invade Cuba and to remove our missiles from Turkey.

The Cuban Missile Crisis was ended as a result of difficult negotiations by both sides.