...he asserted that our purposes would be fulfilled through particular actions. He said, for example, "to halt this offensive buildup, a strict quarantine...equipment under shipment to Cuba is being initiated." 88 Through the linguistic choice of "quarantine"—a phrase suggested by Richard Nixon 89 —rather...

..."initial steps" he had directed to be taken immediately. "To halt this offensive buildup," he stated, "a strict quarantine on all offensive military equipment under shipment to Cuba is being initiated." The military buildup in Cuba would further be subject to close surveillance, and should any missile...

...unprovoked (an "unjustified change in the status quo which cannot be accepted by this country"), announced a "strict quarantine on all offensive military equipment under shipment to Cuba," and declared that the United States would "regard any nuclear missile launched from Cuba against any...

...To encourage the premier to reverse his dangerous policy, the United States would establish 338 339 "a strict quarantine on all offensive military equipment under shipment to Cuba," effective on the morning of October 24. The United States adopted other measures as well. It reinforced...

...than to provide a nuclear strike capability against the Western Hemisphere. . . . After announcing "a strict quarantine on all offensive military equipment under shipment to Cuba," he went on to say something that caused the hair on the back of my neck to stand up: "It shall be the...

...sovereign state. Americans joined in a single anti-Cuban and anti-Soviet outburst. The president announced "a strict quarantine on all offensive military equipment under shipment to Cuba. All ships of any kind bound for Cuba from whatever nation or port will, where they are found to contain...

...Kennedy disclosed the American discovery of the presence of Soviet strategic missiles in Cuba. declared a "strict quarantine on all offensive military equipment under shipment to Cuba." and demanded that "Chairman Khrushchev halt and eliminate this clandestine. reckless. and provocative...

...missile sites in Cuba. President Kennedy publicly disclosed the discovery on October 22 and announced a "strict quarantine on all offensive military equipment under shipment to Cuba." He further demanded that Soviet chairman Nikita Khrushchev "halt and eliminate this clandestine, reckless,...

...our courage and our commitments are ever to be trusted again by either friend or foe." He announced a strict quarantine on all offensive military equipment under shipment to Cuba. In case the Soviet Union misunderstood, he added a clarification: "It shall be the policy of this nation...

...our own security and that of the entire Western Hemisphere, and under the authority entrusted to me by the Constitution as endorsed by the resolution...the following initial steps be taken immediately: (1) First: To halt this offensive build up, a strict quarantine on all offensive military equipment...