surveillance

On October 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy delivered a televised address to the American public regarding the former Soviet Union’s military presence in Cuba. Kennedy reported the presence of offensive missile sites presumably intended to launch a nuclear attack against Western nations. The President characterized this move on the part of the U.S.S.R. as an imminent threat to American security and laid out his proposed course of action.

Stories about a devastating explosion in Beirut, social media cracking down on misinformation, and the clock ticking on the next round of pandemic aid all contributed words to this list of vocabulary from the week's news.

Words from Round 2 of the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee.