John F. Kennedy's choices in the Cuban missile crisis boiled down to only two realistic ones:

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John F. Kennedy's realistic options during the Cuban missile crisis were narrowed down to an air strike against the missile sites or a naval blockade of Cuba to prevent further Soviet missiles from arriving. He ultimately chose the blockade, which is historically referred to as a "quarantine" to avoid the legal implications of a blockade, a term associated with a state of war.

John F Kennedy's Choices in the Cuban Missile Crisis Boiled Down