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Beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis
President Kennedy is informed. Ex Comm is formed. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The events in the Cuban Missile Crisis -
Kennedy Meets Soviet Foreign Minister
President John F. Kennedy meets with Soviet Foreign Minister who claims that the missiles were purely defensive. -
Kennedy Reflects on His Options
Kennedy still had not revealed the deiscovery of the missiles to the American public and he was deciding with the Ex Comm what would be the best solution to he crisis. Meanwhile, the US Military Forces were preparing if they decided to invade Cuba. -
US Military was Put on High Alert
An American U-2 spy plane flew over Cuba and photographed 4 operational sites. -
Kennedy's Decision
Of all five options proposed by the EX Comm, Kennedy decides to blockade Cuba. -
The Announcement of the Bockade
Kennedy publicly announces the blockade and calls on USSR to withdraw missiles from Cuba. He said that they were a provocative threat to world peace. -
The Soviet's Reaction
Kennedy receives a letter from Khrushchev, who does not admit that there are nuclear missiles in Cuba. He says that the USSR ships would ignore the blockade and carry on. -
Beginning of the Blockade
Ships carrying missiles and USSR submarines approach the 800km blockade zone. The ships closest to blockade stop or turn around. -
American Planes Photograph Missile Bases in Cuba
Further photographing takes place and the new images show that the construction of nuclear missile bases in Cuba were having a rapid progress. -
Kennedy Receives Another Letter From The USSR
In this letter, Khrushchev admits for the first time the presence of nuclear missiles in Cuba. He says that the missiles are only defensive. He also says that if the USA assured that they would not attack Cuba and the blockade withdrawn, the question of removing his missiles from Cuba would be a completely different one. -
Khrushchev Sends Letter to Kennedy
Khrushchev sends another letter to the USA. He makes a proposal, which states that the USSR would only remove the missiles from Cuba if the USA removed its missiles from Turkey. Kennedy declined the proposal. -
Kennedy's Conflicts
A US U-2 plane flew over Cuba and was attacked. Kennedy was advised to retaliate by launching an attack on Cuba, but he delayed the attack. He decided to ignore the second letter from Khrushchev, but stated that if the missiles in Cuba were not withdrawn, an attack would take place. -
The Ending of the Crisis
Khrushchev replied to Kennedy, and he said that in order to eliminate the threat to world peace, the USSR would withdraw the nuclear missiles from Cuba and return them to the Soviet Union.
