Cuban Missile Crisis

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  • Soviets in Cuba

    Soviets in Cuba
    On this day, the CIA confirmed reports of Soviet technologies arriving in Cuba. Cuba began building up defensive weapons with the help of Soviet technicians.
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    Cuban Missile Crisis

  • Missiles in Cuba

    Missiles in Cuba
    An American U-2 spy plane took aerial surveillance over Cuba. Photographs taken by the plane revealed nuclear missiles in Cuba.

  • The Blockade

    The Blockade
    President Kennedy addressed the nation on the Soviet threat of missiles in Cuba. The U.S. Navy set up a blockade of Cuba. Kennedy announced that Soviet ships would be forced to turn back by the Navy.

  • Nuclear Tension

    Nuclear Tension
    Nuclear war seemed imminent. Cuban missiles began to be armed by the Soviet advisers. American B-52 bombers loaded with nuclear weapons prepared for the worst. Soviet ships headed for the U.S. blockade.

  • Soviet Withdrawal

    Soviet Withdrawal
    Soviet ships stopped as they approached the U.S. blockade. Then, the ships turned around and went home.

  • The Compromise

    The Compromise
    Nikita Khrushchev decided to dismantle the nuclear missile bases in Cuba provided that Kennedy promises not to invade Cuba and end the blockade. President Kennedy also agreed to remove nuclear missiles from some foreign sites.