During the Cuban Missile Crisis, upon discovery of SS-4 missiles being assembled in Cuba, the U.S. Government considered several options including a blockade (an act of war under international law, so it was called a "quarantine"), an airstrike, or a military strike against the Cuban missile positions.
The nuclear weapons supplied from the Soviet Union could be destroyed by a military strike with the help of substantial air raids before they were operational. The plans were rejected in favor of a blockade, as U.S. President John F. Kennedy was against a sneak attack.
It can be argued that an American attack could have resulted in the deaths of Soviet soldiers and lead to a retaliatory strike on the United States. Such moves would likely have resulted in World War III.
An airstrike would probably have failed to destroy in entirety all of the missiles, with many of the positions hidden to U-2 reconnaissance planes, and would also have failed to prevent Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev from sending further reinforcements to Cuba, making a full blown military strike deposing Castro necessary to prevent further missiles from being placed on Cuba.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Russians revealed that the medium-range missiles on Cuba were already almost fully operational at that time, and operational command of smaller, battlefield-tactical nuclear missiles also present had, incredibly, been given to field officers, though that authorization was quickly rescinded.
operation, ortsac, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2009, learn, when, remove, this. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Operation Ortsac news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Operation Ortsac was the code name for a possible invasion of Cuba planned by the United States military in 1962 The name was derived from then Cuban President Fidel Castro by spelling his surname backwards Operation OrtsacPart of the Cuban Missile CrisisLocationCubaPlanned byUnited StatesObjectiveInvasion of CubaDate1962OutcomeRejectedDuring the Cuban Missile Crisis upon discovery of SS 4 missiles being assembled in Cuba the U S Government considered several options including a blockade an act of war under international law so it was called a quarantine an airstrike or a military strike against the Cuban missile positions The nuclear weapons supplied from the Soviet Union could be destroyed by a military strike with the help of substantial air raids before they were operational The plans were rejected in favor of a blockade as U S President John F Kennedy was against a sneak attack It can be argued that an American attack could have resulted in the deaths of Soviet soldiers and lead to a retaliatory strike on the United States Such moves would likely have resulted in World War III An airstrike would probably have failed to destroy in entirety all of the missiles with many of the positions hidden to U 2 reconnaissance planes and would also have failed to prevent Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev from sending further reinforcements to Cuba making a full blown military strike deposing Castro necessary to prevent further missiles from being placed on Cuba After the collapse of the Soviet Union the Russians revealed that the medium range missiles on Cuba were already almost fully operational at that time and operational command of smaller battlefield tactical nuclear missiles also present had incredibly been given to field officers though that authorization was quickly rescinded Order of battle editCuban Invasion Force Corps 101st Airborne Division Secure Jose Marti and San Antonio de los Banos Airfields 82nd Airborne Division Secure Mariel and Baracoa Airfields 1st Marine Division Secure beaches at Tarara 2nd Marine Division Secure beaches at Tarara See also edit nbsp Cuba portalBay of Pigs Invasion Operation Northwoods Cuban Missile Crisis United States embargo against Cuba nbsp This article about the Cold War is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Operation Ortsac amp oldid 1089975386, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
