You are President of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Soviet Union has placed missiles in Cuba 90 miles off the coast of Florida. You need to either de-escalate the situation or allow the Soviet Union to place a devastating array of missiles right off the coast of your country. In a paragraph or more would you handle this situation?

A naval blockade is considered an "Act of War"
We have missiles in Turkey, right off the USSR border.
Every choice you make will be scrutinized.