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Kennedy confirmed reports of Soviet technicians and supplies arriving in Cuba.
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The crisis marked a historic turning point in U.S. -Soviet relations.
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Aerial surveillance revealed missiles in Cuba.
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Kennedy addressed nation on Soviet threat and announced a "quarantine" (blockade) of Cuba.
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The USSR warned that U.S. actions could lead to a nuclear war.
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Kennedy accepted Khrushchev's proposal to end the crisis:Soviets will remove missiles and United States will end blockade and promise not to invade Cuba.
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Khrushchev announced that weapons will be returned to the Soviet Union.
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