How Russia put nuclear missiles on Cuba - The Bomb Podcast: Kennedy & Khrushchev, BBC World Service

Episode 3: Gamble The Soviets secretly plan to move an arsenal of nuclear weapons to Cuba. It is an audacious move by Nikita Khrushchev, to protect Fidel Castro’s communist regime from an American invasion. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Since Castro and the Soviet leader met in a New York hotel in 1960, they’ve had a personal bond. Hosts Nina Khrushcheva and Max Kennedy, relatives of the superpower leaders, tell the story of how America plotted to overthrow Castro and how Khrushchev persuaded the Cuban leader to go along with his bold plan. This is the personal and political history of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Watch more episodes of The Bomb here 👉🏽 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ1eSm2ilMcA 00:00 Castro and Khrushchev: The beginning of a beautiful friendship? 07:33 Castro and the Kennedy's 10:50 Khrushchev’s Eureka moment 14:38 Khrushchev’s plan and how he pushes it through ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService