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President Kennedy:To halt this offensive buildup,
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a strict quarantine on alloffensive military equipment
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under shipment to Cubais being initiated.
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All ships of any kind bound for Cuba,from whatever nation or port,
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were they found to contain cargosof offensive weapons, be turned back.
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It shall be the policy of this nationto regard any nuclear missile
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Iaunched from Cuba against anynation in the western hemisphere
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as an attack by the Soviet U nionon the U nited States.
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I have directed the Armed Forcesto prepare for any eventualities.
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