JFK’s ‘secret’ doomsday map revealed, up for auction
An old map of Cuba is up for auction in Boston — but it’s much more than a map.
It’s a historic artifact from some of the darkest days of the Cold War, when Washington and Moscow reached a standoff that could have led to a nuclear doomsday.
President John F. Kennedy consulted the map — which shows dozens of potential military targets across Cuba — as he was considering whether to launch a US attack during the Cuban missile crisis. MORE…
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