| Chapter title | Modifying “a very dangerous message": Britain, the non-aligned and the UN during the Cuban missile crisis |
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| Authors | Catterall, Peter |
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| Editors | Gioe, D., Scott, L. and Andrew, C. |
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| Abstract | This chapter analyses the unfolding of the Cuban missile crisis in the context of the 17th General Assembly of the UN and shows that, contrary to earlier accounts, U Thant was responding to pressures from the non-aligned and the British in his attempts to handle the crisis. |
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| Keywords | Cuban missile crisis, U Thant, United Nations, Non-aligned movement |
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| Book title | An international history of the Cuban missile crisis: a 50-year retrospective |
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| Page range | 72-98 |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Publisher | Routledge |
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| Publication dates |
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| Published | Nov 2014 |
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| Place of publication | London |
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| ISBN | 9780415732178 |
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| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315817279 |
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| File | File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |
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