I lived just outside of Bradford, in Yorkshire, England in 1962. I was 9 yrs old. Even then, there were lots of Pakistani immigrants in Bradford. I distinctly remember my 5th grade teacher telling us that nuclear war could happen in the next few days. I was very relieved when I learned the crisis was over. Family bought a mid-50's MG four door sedan. Previous transportation had been a bicycle. The MG had four electric jacks on each corner of the vehicle activated by switches in the glovebox. Later on, we got a Vauxhall Cresta. Car dealer down the street specialized in selling US Chrysler products, unheard of behemoths in that part of the world. I played in the woods about a half mile from our house. The most appealing feature was the huge bomb craters throughout the woods left over from WWII. Not to far away was a boarded up underground air raid shelter from WWII which we would sneak into on occasion.

If you can find the educational website for the movie, The Fog of War, there is lots of information on the Cuban Missile Crisis there including the original letters that went back and forth between Kennedy and Kruschev. I found Kruschev's letter pretty sensible when it explained that the missiles were defensive and not offensive.

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