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In October 1962, US spy planes located Soviet missiles on Cuba. United States President, John F Kennedy announced the discovery to the nation. British Prime Minister Macmillan was in daily contact with the President offering advice and help. The developments on Cuba signified the closest the world came to nuclear war.

After 13 days, Soviet Premier Kruschev agreed to dismantle missiles. Many people feared the worst. Some kept their children away from school in case a nuclear attack occurred. Had nuclear war taken place, Britain would have been a launch pad for American Thor Missiles, making Britain an immediate target.

Dominic Sandbrook examines the Cuban Missile Crisis looking at the relationship between Present Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan during these tense days of political negotiation. He also looks at how close the world came to a nuclear war and the fears people had back in Britain.