Castro Urged Nuclear First Strike During Missile Crisis During the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962, Fidel Castro sent a shocking letter to Soviet Premier Khrushchev urging an immediate nuclear first strike against the United States. Castro was willing to sacrifice Cuba entirely if it meant destroying America, revealing a reckless willingness to trigger global annihilation. Khrushchev was horrified by Castro's suggestion and refused, realizing the Cuban leader was too dangerous to be trusted

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