Kennedy had been among the more hawkish elements of the administration on matters concerning Cuban insurrectionary aid .
He also helped develop the strategy to blockade Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis , instead of initiating a military strike that might have led to nuclear war .
Kennedy had been among the more hawkish elements of the administration on matters concerning Cuba insurrectionary aid .
He also helped develop the strategy to blockade Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis , instead of initiating a military strike that might have led to nuclear war .