Read Khrushchev’s response to President Kennedy. Then answer the questions.

What does Khrushchev accuse Kennedy of doing?

starting a war

being reasonable

declaring a quarantine
You, Mr. President, are not declaring a quarantine, but rather are setting forth an ultimatum and threatening that if we do not give in to your demands you will use force. Consider what you are saying! And you want to persuade me to agree to this! What would it mean to agree to these demands? It would mean guiding oneself in one’s relations with other countries not by reason, but by submitting to arbitrariness. You are no longer appealing to reason, but wish to intimidate us.

—Nikita Khrushchev
October 24, 1962