 DEFCON-2: Standing on the Brink of Nuclear War During the Cuban Missile Crisis
ISBN: 978-0-471-67022-3
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416 pages
January 2006
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Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Glossary.
Technical Notes.
1. Most Dangerous Moments.
2. Imbalance of Terror.
3. The Cuban Decision: Coming to America.
4. Cuba: The American View.
5. Operation Anadyr.
6. Surveillance and Discovery.
7. ExComm.
8. Consensus and Notification.
9. Taking Action.
10. Crisis beneath the Waves.
11. The View from the Kremlin.
12. “Until Hell Freezes Over!”.
13. Back Channels and Telegrams.
14. OPLAN 316: Invasion!
15. From SIOP to Dr. Strangelove.
16. The Deal: The Turkish Card.
17. Withdrawal.
18. Legacy: The Anadyr Effect.
Appendix A: The Membership of ExComm.
Appendix B: U-2 Missions Flown during Operation Anadyr.
Appendix C: U.S. Naval Forces in the Caribbean.
Appendix D: Soviet Missile Characteristics.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Photo Credits.
Index.
