Cuban Missiles Crisis

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  • Kennedy Confirms Soviet Belongings

    Kennedy Confirms Soviet Belongings
    Kennedy confirmed reports of Soviet technicians and supplies arriving in Cuba.
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    Timeline of the Cuban Missile Crises

  • Soviet Missiles Revealed

    Soviet Missiles Revealed
    Photographs taken by a U.S. U-2 spy plane on October 14 revealed the existence of missile launching pads near the Cuban town of San Cristobal.

  • Kennedy announces Soviet threat

    Kennedy announces Soviet threat
    Kennedy appears on national television to announce that any armed ships headed for Cuba will be turned back by the U.S. Navy.

  • Possible Nuclear War

    Possible Nuclear War
    The Soviets Warned U.S. about a possible nuclear war. This would only happen if the U.S. Navy kept the blockade surrounding Cuba.

  • Soviet Ships Turning Around

    Soviet Ships Turning Around
    When the Soviet ships encountered the U.S. Navy they stoped dead in the water and sailed back home.

  • Khrushchev's proposal

    Khrushchev's proposal
    Kennedy accepts Khrushev's proposal to end the crisis. Soviets will remove missiles and United States will end blockade and promise not to invade Cuba.