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This is a scenario I've been playing with in my head for part of a timeline project, and I wanted to make a thread on it because I'm not exactly sure how I feel on the results.

What if President Kennedy were assassinated shortly before missiles were discovered in Cuba? It seems like a hell of a fix for all parties involved since you have an unknown element in Johnson where neither the Soviets or the public know what he will do (the unknown element will especially complicate it for the Soviets who will be even more in the dark and fearful than in the OTL), Johnson is still green in the presidency when this unprecedented matter comes up that he has to deal with, the Soviets have created this complex situation just on the heels of that other complex situation, and so on.
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