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McNamara meets with Castro (Fog of War)

8bitRicky · documentary · Watch on YouTube

World historyMilitary history & warfareGeopolitics & foreign policy

What it is

A two-minute clip from the documentary The Fog of War in which Robert McNamara recalls Fidel Castro explaining how close the world came to nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited in nuclear-risk threads as evidence that Castro was ready to use nuclear weapons and accept the consequences.

  • 1 people recommended it
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  • first 2018, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “The movie this clip is from and the companion book are much more detailed about the realities of the time”

    Clip from Fog of War on the realities of the era

    meee, 2018-01 · Recommendation · in “Scientists move Doomsday Clock ahead to 2 minutes to midnight”

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Topics: cold war, nuclear war, castro, mcnamara, fog of war

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