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But it frightens people, and it's very effective in the campaign. >> i believe the soviet union is first in outer space. you yourself said to khrushchev, you may be ahead of us in rocket thrusts, but we're ahead of you in color television. i think that color television is not as important as missile development. >> the missile gap was a total lie. we out missiled them at that time better than 100 to 1. if eisenhower came forward and said this kid is not telling the truth, it would have been a different election. ♪ >> let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay ...

Didn't happen this weekend doesn't mean it won't happen soon. they are prepared to execute on one. but beyond a nuclear test, which is obviously very concerning, is the ballistic missile test. and clearly, kim jong-un thought it was okay to press on with theest the. even though it was a test, it was a failed test, but it gave them the capability to learn how it works. i think they will continue to test going forward. >> one of the things that got a lot of people's attention today was the headline in "the new york times" quoting someone as saying, this is like a cuban missile crisis in slow mot...

Viewed, everybody viewed cuba to be a pawn of russia. of course in retrospect, hindsight's always 20/20. it's clear now that it was the other way around. that kruhrushchev was trying to make up for the missile gap between the united states and russia. he tried to use cuba, but all -- by positions missiles in cuba, but all that did was strengthen fidel's hand both in cuba and in the rest -- the rest of the hemisphere. >> jack jacobs, thank you very much for your comments. we'll bring in andrea mitchell. chief foreign affairs correspondent. quite a night. >> reporter: for you, as well. you've ...