Robert McNamara Warned Kennedy Soviet Puppets Could Defeat US Divisions
Kept Top Secret until 1985, the US risked humiliation by a satellite regime in Berlin while planners debated the jump to nuclear war.
By Eleanor Voss ·
Robert McNamara
Joint Chiefs feared Soviet 'neutron bombs' could leave US cities defenseless
Marked Top Secret and Restricted Data, a 1961 warning argued that a test ban could let the USSR build a weapon to kill American missiles in space, leaving millions vulnerable.
By Roy Castellano ·
Curtis LeMay Ordered Up to 28 Air Sorties to Pressure North Vietnamese Routes
Laotian neutrality remained a fragile fiction while the US targeted infiltration routes to coerce the DRV using graduated pressure.
By Harlan Pryce ·
NSC Risked Pilots in 15 Flights to Verify Soviet Retreat
US leaders privately feared a tactical disaster as 15 aircraft flew into Cuban defenses to ensure the Soviets were not merely hiding missiles in the brush.
By Miriam Adler ·