In October 1952 American spy planes discovered that the Soviet union was about to install nuclear missiles in Cuba 90 miles from Florida how did the president and John F Kennedy respond to the crisis?

A. He order the invasion of Cuba by an army of Cuban exiles

B. He threaten the Soviet union with an immediate nuclear attack

C. He established a naval blockade around Cuba Until the missiles were removed

D. He agreed to let the missiles remain in Cuba in order to avoid a nuclear war