So what exactly were the Soviets plan during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

[Flasherscolt]

"So what exactly were the Soviets plan during the Cuban Missile Crisis"

They didn't have one. We were supposed to cave in.

[theoldnorthstate]

Originally Posted by grega94

What Frihed89 said as well as payback for the US placing missiles in Turkey (border nation) and what they really wanted was so that the US would take their missiles out of Turkey and that is exactly what ended up happening.

and JFK had presented himself as a skirt chasing non serious young man who would fold. That is what the Soviets believed, a good chance of winning what they wanted. missiles out of Turkey