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Kennedy Finds Out
Kennedy confirmed reports of Soviet technicians and supplies arriving in Cuba. -
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The Cuban Missle Crisis
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Busted
Aerial surveillance revealed missles in Cuba. -
Kennedy Reacts
Kennedy addressed nation on Soviet threat and announced a "quarantine" (blockaded) of Cuba. -
Back Off
The USSR warned that U.S. actions could lead to a nuclear war. -
Agreed
Kennedy accepted Khrushchev's proposal to end the crisis: Soviets will remove missles and United States will end blockade and promise not to invade Cuba. -
No More Weapons in Cuba.
Khrushchev announced that weapons will be returned to the Soviet Union.
