1962

War & Conflict

Cuban Missile Crisis

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The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis in Cuba (Spanish: Crisis de Octubre), or the Caribbean Crisis (Russian: Карибский кризис, romanized: Karibskiy krizis), was a 13-day confrontation between the governments of the United States and the Soviet Union, when American deployments of nuclear missiles in the United Kingdom, Italy and Turkey were matched by Soviet deployments of nuclear missiles in Cuba. The crisis lasted from 16 to 28 October 1962. The confrontation is widely considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into full-scale nuclear war.

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Soviet-R-12-nuclear-ballistic missileCentral Intelligence AgencyPublic domainWikimedia Commons
1963 Cuba Soviet Forces (30249404003)Central Intelligence Agency from Washington, D.C.Public domainWikimedia Commons
31st-TFW-Homestead-CMC-1962United States Air ForcePublic domainWikimedia Commons
512th Troop Carrier Wing Willow Grove NAS - 29 November 1962United States Air ForcePublic domainWikimedia Commons
A4D-2N launches from USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) 1962U.S. NavyPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Adlai Stevenson shows missiles to UN Security Council with David Parker standingUS Government, Unknown photographerPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Aerial photo of an SA-2 site in cuba 1UnknownPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Aerial Photograph of Intercontinental Range Ballistic Missile Launch Site Number One at Guanajay, Cuba - NARA - 193934UnknownPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Aerial Photograph of Medium Range Ballistic Missile Launch Site Two at San Cristobal - NARA - 193933UnknownPublic domainWikimedia Commons
The Soviet Union and the United States - Revelations from the Russian ArchivesUnknownUnknown — LoC, rights unverifiedLibrary of Congress
Cuba : a country studyUnknownUnknown — LoC, rights unverifiedLibrary of Congress

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