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64. (Continued) Soviet bases or with its miselles in Cuba, even if the latter were operational and not put out of action before they could be readied for firing. 12. Since the USSR would not dare to resort to general war and could not hope to prevail locally, the Soviets would almost certainly consider retaliatory actions outside Cuba. The timing and selection of such moves would depend heavily upon the fumediate eontext of events and the USSR's appreciation of US attitudes. The most likely location for broad retalfation outside Cuba epyears to be Berlin, They might react here with major harassments, inter~ ruptions of access to the city or even a blockade, with or without the signing of a separate peace treaty. 13. We believe that whatever course of retaliation the USSR elected, the Soviet leaders would not deliberately initiate general war or take military measures, which in their calculation, would run the gravest risks of general war.