Revelations of Near Apocalypse: Intelligence Collection Failures which Made the Cuban Missile Crisis a Crisis

• In Event: The Sino-Soviet Sphere

Brief Overview

This paper explores the failure of the experts within the US intelligence community to provide an accurate report to decision-makers throughout the Cuban Missile Crisis. The primary implications point to the politicization of intelligence.

Authors

• J William Stinde, Webster University

• Stephen G Ford, American Public University System