1962 A missile crisis occurred in Cuba, and US President Kennedy skillfully forced Soviet leader Khrushchev to submit. After Kennedy discovered that Khrushchev secretly transported missiles into Cuba, the United States demanded their immediate removal, and the navy completely blocked Cuba as an emergency measure. Khrushchev threatened at this time that he would urge the combat troops to "put into action" in order to intimidate the United States into making concessions. But Kennedy knew that the Soviet Union would never risk a direct conflict with the United States far from home, so he stepped up his deployment and stood ready. Khrushchev finally flinched. After a thrilling contest of words and measures, the United States forced the Soviet Union to withdraw its missiles in Cuba. Once again, the strategy of "defeating the enemy without fighting" has been realized.