{"id":5775,"date":"2026-08-22T19:21:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T19:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/how-russia-put-nuclear-missiles-on-cuba-the-bomb-podcast-kennedy-khrushchev-bbc-world-service\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T19:21:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T19:21:02","slug":"how-russia-put-nuclear-missiles-on-cuba-the-bomb-podcast-kennedy-khrushchev-bbc-world-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/how-russia-put-nuclear-missiles-on-cuba-the-bomb-podcast-kennedy-khrushchev-bbc-world-service\/","title":{"rendered":"How Russia put nuclear missiles on Cuba &#8211; The Bomb Podcast: Kennedy &#038; Khrushchev, BBC World Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jI-gWBad_ps?autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>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\u2019s communist regime from an American invasion. <\/p>\n<p>Click here to subscribe to our channel \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/bbc.in\/3VyyriM<\/p>\n<p>Since Castro and the Soviet leader met in a New York hotel in 1960, they\u2019ve had a personal bond. <\/p>\n<p>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. <\/p>\n<p>Watch episode one of The Bomb here \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/youtu.be\/_yjjdPPKfHc<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Castro and Khrushchev: The beginning of a beautiful friendship?<br \/>\n07:33 Castro and the Kennedy&#8217;s<br \/>\n10:50 Khrushchev\u2019s Eureka moment<br \/>\n14:38 Khrushchev\u2019s plan and how he pushes it through<\/p>\n<p>This is the personal and political history of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Nuclear war is terrifyingly close. Can the superpowers of the Soviet Union and the USA prevent apocalypse? Nina Khrushcheva and Max Kennedy, relatives of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and US President John F Kennedy, tell the story of the Cuban Missile Crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Watch more episodes of The Bomb here \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd  https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLQ1eSm2ilMcA<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nThis is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel.<br \/>\nIf you like what we do, you can also find us here:<br \/>\nInstagram \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcworldservice<br \/>\nTwitter \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcworldservice<br \/>\nFacebook \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/facebook.com\/bbcworldservice<br \/>\nBBC World Service website \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/worldserviceradio<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for watching and subscribing!<br \/>\n#BBCWorldService #WorldService<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jI-gWBad_ps\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019s communist regime from an American invasion. 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