The correct answer is A) firm and cautious.
Kennedy’s negotiation style during the Cuban Missile Crisis can be described as firm and cautious.
During the Cuban Missile crises of 1962, President Kennedy had to be firm and cautious making his decisions. The world was at the brink of a nuclear war. He decided to quarantine Cuba. The United States Navy ships blockade the ships coming to the island in order to certify that they had no nuclear weapons. The negotiations between the government of the United States and the Soviet Union were tense all the time until finally, both presidents reached an agreement.