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"Operation Northwoods" was a proposed operation by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) in 1962, which aimed to stage acts of simulated or real violence against American citizens and military targets, and then blame the attacks on the Cuban government in order to justify a U.S. invasion of Cuba.
The plan was presented to the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff and was approved by them, but it was ultimately rejected by President John F. Kennedy. The plan included a range of options, from staging terrorist attacks and downing civilian airliners to simulating Cuban military attacks on U.S. soil.
The declassified documents related to Operation Northwoods reveal the extent to which the U.S. military was willing to go to justify a military invasion of Cuba. The plan was never carried out, but it remains a controversial and disturbing chapter in U.S. history.
It is important to note that the U.S. government has a long history of covert operations and interventions in other countries, and Operation Northwoods is just one example of the extreme measures that have been considered. However, it is also important to remember that the plan was never implemented and that President Kennedy ultimately rejected it.
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The plan was presented to the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff and was approved by them, but it was ultimately rejected by President John F. Kennedy. The plan included a range of options, from staging terrorist attacks and downing civilian airliners to simulating Cuban military attacks on U.S. soil.
The declassified documents related to Operation Northwoods reveal the extent to which the U.S. military was willing to go to justify a military invasion of Cuba. The plan was never carried out, but it remains a controversial and disturbing chapter in U.S. history.
It is important to note that the U.S. government has a long history of covert operations and interventions in other countries, and Operation Northwoods is just one example of the extreme measures that have been considered. However, it is also important to remember that the plan was never implemented and that President Kennedy ultimately rejected it.
#northwoods #kennedy #1962