McNamara meets with Castro (Fog of War)
Why Hacker News recommends it
Cited in nuclear-risk threads as evidence that Castro was ready to use nuclear weapons and accept the consequences.
What it is
A two-minute clip from the documentary The Fog of War in which Robert McNamara recalls Fidel Castro explaining how close the world came to nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Recommended by 1 HN commenters across 1 different months, 2018 to 2024.
What Hacker News said
Recommends meee · 2018-01 · on “Scientists move Doomsday Clock ahead to 2 minutes to midnight”
Maybe that was the conventional wisdom at the time. Later we found out that wasn’t as true as we would hope. [this video] The movie this clip is from and the companion book are much more detailed about the realities of the time and the though processes of those world leaders.
Cites chasd00 · 2021-09 · on “Nuclear War Survival Skills (1987)”
During the Cuban Missile Crisis Castro was certainly ready to use them and certainly ready to suffer the consequences. Clip from Fog of War [this video]
Cites 2OEH8eoCRo0 · 2024-10 · on “Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 awarded to Nihon Hidankyo”
What if a fanatical leader has them? Castro said he would have nuked the US if he could and didn't care if Cuba gets destroyed. [this video]