Read this excerpt. “i have not assumed that you or any other sane man would, in this nuclear age, deliberately plunge the world into war which . . could only result in catastrophic consequences to the whole world, including the aggressor.” –president john f. kennedy letter to nikita khrushchev october 22, 1962 based on the excerpt from kennedy’s letter, what was the danger of a nuclear war? a. ineffective weaponry b. an embarrassing failure c. widespread destruction d. a natural catastrophe