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The Picture!
U-2 reconnaissance photo showing evidence of missile assembly in Cuba -
sneaking troops into Cuba
the CIA estimated on October 20, 1962, that 6,000 to 8,000 Soviet troops were stationed in Cuba, the true number was more than 40,000. -
Kennedy canceling events!
To keep the public from knowing about the crisis they blamed a cold for President Kennedy’s cancellation of public -
A Speech.
President Kennedy’s aides drafted a speech announcing a military invasion of Cuba. -
Valuable spy
a Soviet military intelligence officer, passed along vital espionage about Soviet missile systems -
Pilot killed
a Soviet-supplied surface-to-air missile downed an American U-2 plane and killed its pilot. -
The compromise.
Both sides secretly pledged to withdraw intermediate nuclear missiles -
Secret back-door diplomacy
kennedy annoced the blockade and the Americans and Soviets were in regular communication
