"seemed"
Typical NYT spin. I guess it was just a figment of our fevered imaginations fueled by our "inordinate fear of communism". To quote one of the Slimes favorite Presidents, James Earl "Mr. Peanut" Carter.
Never mind the nuclear weapons already deployed on the Soviet subs we were hassling and which were ordered prepared for firing in at least one case. Never mind the tactical battlefield nukes the Soviets had already deployed, with authorization for their use should the US invade Cuba. All just a figment I guess.
The nuns rounded us up and sent us home early that day.
Everything was strangely quiet, VERY little traffic on the streets as I remember.
My mother was ironing, like she did when she got nervous.
What a time it was.