Acting, therefore, in the defense of our own security and of the entire Western Hemisphere, and under the authority
entrusted to me by the Constitution as endorsed by the resolution of the Congress, I have directed that the following
initial steps be taken immediately:
Second: I have directed the continued and increased close surveillance of Cuba and its military buildup. The foreign
ministers of the OAS, in their communique of October 6, rejected secrecy in such matters in this hemisphere. Should
these offensive military preparations continue, thus increasing the threat to the hemisphere, further action will be
justified. I have directed the Armed Forces to prepare for any eventualities, and I trust that in the interest of both the
Cuban people and the Soviet technicians at the sites, the hazards to all concerned in continuing this threat will be
recognized
Third: It shall be the policy of this Nation to regard any nuclear missile launched from Cuba against any nation in
the Western Hemisphere as an attack by the Soviet Union on the United States, requiring a full retaliatory response
upon the Soviet Union.
What will be the United States response to any missile launched from Cuba against any nation in the western
hemisphere?
a. A full retaliatory response upon the Soviet Union
b. An invasion into East Germany
c. A warning against the Soviet Union requiring a military build-up in Cuba
d. A complete removal and destruction of all Soviet missiles in Cuba