In Albert Einstein’s “Letter to Franklin Delano Roosevelt,” he explains the importance of uranium in Germany …show more content…
Kennedy. This speech revealed the secret presence of Soviet intermediate-range nuclear missiles on Cuba. Due to the fact that Cuba is only ninety miles from U.S. shores, these missiles were a huge threat on the country. Kennedy’s speech seeks the peaceful withdrawal of those missiles by saying, “I call upon Chairman Khrushchev to halt and eliminate this clandestine, reckless, and provocative threat to world peace and to stable relations between our two nations.” Six days after this speech was given, the missiles were in fact removed from Cuba. It is safe to say that the Cuban Missile Crisis Speech had a huge impact on the deportation of the missiles. Both Americans and Soviets were sobered by the crisis, and the parties signed two treaties related to nuclear weapons. Although the Cold War was far from over, this speech may have prevented extreme