From The Guardian
''The Cubans suffered the most. They were happy to host the Soviet
missiles, but were alarmed by Khrushchev's insistence that they should
be installed secretly. Indeed, they argued consistently with the Soviets
that these new defence arrangements should be made public from the
start.
Khrushchev thought differently. He wanted to surprise the
Americans. He thought that once the missiles were installed the
Americans would be confronted with a fait accompli. He imagined that he
was saving Cuba from attack, which was, after all, the logic of the
nuclear deterrent. He also despatched a vast conventional arsenal,
creating the largest foreign military base ever seen in the history of
the Caribbean.''
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