The second letter from Khrushchev

Khrushchev sent another letter stating that the removal of missiles from Cuba was conditional on the USA withdrawing its missiles from Turkey. An American plane was shot down over Cuba, killing the pilot. Despite advice to launch an immediate attack, Kennedy delayed and decided to ignore the second letter. Instead, he accepted Khrushchev's terms from October 26, warning that if the Soviet Union did not withdraw, an attack would follow.