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Missiles found
A U-2 reconnaissance aircraft find several SS-4 nuclear missiles in Cuba -
Crisis begins
President Kennedy assembles his Executive Committee to consider their options. -
Missile site found
The first of three SS-5 IRBM sites are detected in Cuba -
Kennedy meets with Soviet Union leader
President Kennedy meets with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrie Gromyko and tells him that America will not tolerate Soviet missiles in Cuba. Gromyko denies the presence of any Soviet weapons in Cuba. -
Blockade Made
President Kennedy decides on a naval blockade of Cuba. To prevent any other supplies, missiles, ect. -
Its Show To The World
They release pictures of missiles planted in Cuba by the soviet union -
Soviet ships reach the quarantine line
Soviet ships approach the quarantine line but are halted from orders from Moscow. They are accompanied by a submarine. President Kennedy does not want to invade Cuba because they will likely fire at the US if they do. -
US Ambassador confronts Soviets at the U.N.
US Ambassador Adlai Stevenson confronts the Soviets at the U.N. but they refuse to answer. American military forces set DEFCON 2 -
Chance for Surrender
The soviet union agrees to remove the missiles from Cuba if America agrees to not invade Cuba -
Crisis Ends
The crisis is over. In a speech aired on Radio Moscow, Khrushchev announces the dismantling of Soviet missiles in Cuba