US and USSR were equally guilty in the Cold War

Rating: 6/10 (31 October 2008)

Watching "Thirteen Days", I was never sure how accurate it was (it did seem kind of lop-sided). The movie does create a sense of tension, knowing that the world came closer than ever to nuclear annihilation. Around the fortieth anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, I asked my Russian teacher (who was born and raised in Russia when it was the Soviet Union) what children there were taught. She said that they were taught how to care for a person injured in a nuclear blast. Basically the same thing as "duck and cover". The important thing to understand is that the United States and Soviet Union were equally guilty in the Cold War.
Anyway, I do recommend this movie, understanding that I can't verify the accuracy. My favorite movies centering on the Cuban Missile Crisis are "Matinee" and "Blast from the Past". Starring Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp, Lucinda Jenney (who co-starred in "Matinee") and Stephanie Romanov.