that was an ability to read kruschev and kruschev's motivations.nd kennedy found himself really in a situation where he was a hostage of the particular political environment in the united states. he was caught on tape more than once saying that the -- [inaudible] and then kennedy said, well, when asked what you would do if there were missiles, you said that you would react. again, he acted under enormous political pressure and the most clear example of that is that he wanted to figure out what the policy -- why not two weeks or 24 hours? his advisers agreed with him. information about missiles on the island -- [inaudible] missiles but not concerned about the service. they needed to can delete -- delivered to the science but that is the matter. >> let's back up a bit. you as the author mentioned originally from ukraine. i heard you once said you lived close to where the missiles were constructed. the tell us about that missile and why it was important. a. >> as a student and young the professor in the city it was to the largest missile factory in ne