Gary Allen said "The Third world isn't mature enough to handle nukes. They're far too savage in thier apparent behavior. They are following the template for success, however. Weapons bring you respect as they measure it."
The characters for Dr Stangelove didn't came from a third world country :^) See below for a some history on the Cuban Missile Crisis. I was an Air Force brat in Japan during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and although I didn't know what was actually going on at the time I do recall that my dad, a cook and baker, was issued some field gear which we had to carry in the car, there was an incredible amount of military traffic and flights, MPs all over, and my parents were visibly distraught as my mom would just start crying sometimes.
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/sorenson.htm
Senator Richard Russell, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, believed a war on which our very destiny hinged was "coming someday, Mr. President," and added, "Will it ever be under more auspicious circumstances?" Like both Senator Fulbright and Senator Russell, Representative Carl Vinson, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, wanted to "strike with all the force and power [we possessed] and try to get it over with as quickly as possible."
That had also been the unanimous recommendation of the Joint Chiefs of Staff three days earlier. "This blockade and political action . . . will lead right into war," Gen. Curtis LeMay of the Air Force warned. "This is almost as bad as the appeasement at Munich."
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Air_Power/LeMay/AP36.htm
While politicians and diplomats were careful of appearing too threatening to the Soviets, LeMay was openly belligerent and rarely edited himself. Both as commander of SAC and later as air force vice-chief and chief of staff (1961-1965), he made frequent pronouncements about the need to bomb first. He spoke often of a "Sunday Punch," an all-out atomic attack that would bring victory before the Soviets knew the war had begun. He felt that the United States backed away from conflict too much, weakening its position and reputation. This was especially true during the Cuban Missile Crisis. LeMay lobbied to send the navy and SAC to surround the island and if need be, "fry it." If the Russians attempted to fight back, he was confident SAC could protect the country. When the crisis ended peacefully, LeMay called it "the greatest defeat in our history."
