DIA Connections - Season 2 - Episode 3: Avoiding Armageddon

The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 was the greatest nuclear war
threat in world history. In this episode of DIA Connections, we
examine how the Defense Intelligence Agency discovered missiles in
Cuba, briefed President John F. Kennedy, and then presented the
evidence at the United Nations. You'll hear from a B-47 aircraft
commander who was on high alert during this time, waiting to fly
over Soviet air space and execute his war mission. The episode also
includes an enlightening conversation with legendary news anchor
Marvin Kalb, who was a CBS News foreign correspondent reporting on
the crisis from Moscow. You’ll want to hear his anecdotes of
drinking and sharing French pastries with Soviet leader Nikita
Khrushchev — the man Americans believed would blow up the world.