In 1961, President John F. Kennedy developed a doctrine different from that of President Eisenhower. It had to “respond flexibly to communist expansion, particularly guerrilla warfare.” (Roskin & Berry, 2010, p. 58) It was a time when the Cold War was at its peak and nuclear weapons were a mass threat and source of power. This doctrine aimed to use alternative means before opening combat. This, in light of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, he managed to do. Summarize a situation that required U.S. diplomatic efforts during the president's term. During President John F. Kennedy's term, there was the Cuban Missile Crisis. This happened in 1962 and if America had not decided on the course of action to take, the possibility of World War III would have become a reality. At this time in history there was an arms race between the Soviet Union and America, neither wanted to be the loser. Fidel Castro, prime minister of Cuba at the time (who later became president) asked the Soviet Union for assistance in protecting it from a possible American invasion. There was a treaty between the two countries. The Soviet Union; aware that they were behind in the arms race and panicked, they agreed and began creating missile bases in Cuba. This would increase the power and presence of the Soviet Union in the world. America discovered what was happening and, after serious consultations with the National Security Council, Kennedy decided to impose a naval blockade. According to records edited by Ernest May, “Kennedy would not let things get out of control” (Roskin & Berry, 2010, p. 63). The result of Kennedy's decision was to give the Soviet Union a way out, which inevitably happened... halfway through the document...encesAllyn, B.J., Blight, J.G., & Welch, D.A. (2002). Next: The Cuban Missile Crisis in Post-Cold War Consciousness. In (ed.), Next from Cuba to the Brink: Castro, the Missile Crisis, and the Soviet Collapse (p. 11). Retrieved from http://www.watsoninstitute.org/pub/CotBafter.pdf (Original published work) Gaddis, J. L. (1982). Flexible response. Nuclear files. Excerpt retrieved from http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/key-issues/nuclear-weapons/history/cold-war/strategy/strategy-flexible-response.htmRoskin, M.G., & Berry, N.O. (2010). IR: The new world of international relations (custom ed.). NJ: Prentice Hall. The aftermath. Building the Past, 12(1), 4. Excerpt obtained from The Soviet Unionn Century, , .the atomic bomb website. (n.d.). The Limited Test Ban Treaty. Retrieved October 18, 2011, from http://www.atomcentral.com/testban.html