Re:A pilot who stole a secret Soviet fighter jet
by bootload on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @06:03PM
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" Kennedy then supported the Bay of Pigs assault, but pulled back at the crucial moment when the rebels needed support, and the whole affair was a disaster."
"Castro was also a troubled character who actually advocated using nuclear weapons against the USA, and had to be persuaded that it was a bad idea because the fallout would hit Cuba."
Maybe, the decision to use tactical nukes in the battlefield was left to commanders in the field.
Kennedy was handed the Bay of Pigs by Ike. I've wrote up a timeline of the Bay of Pigs (citations included) about 3 weeks ago ~ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12324273
"Castro was also a troubled character who actually advocated using nuclear weapons against the USA, and had to be persuaded that it was a bad idea because the fallout would hit Cuba."
Maybe, the decision to use tactical nukes in the battlefield was left to commanders in the field.