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CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

By karen A

  • Cuban Missilecrisis

    Cuban Missilecrisis
    Castro announces that Cuba is taking measures that would make any direct U.S. attack on Cuba the equivalent of a world war. He claims that the U.S.S.R. has invested greatly in helping defend his country.
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    Cuban missile crisis

  • CIA Director John McCone sends a memo to Kennedy expressing his belief that Soviet medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBMs) will be deployed in Cuba

    CIA Director John McCone sends a memo to Kennedy expressing his belief that Soviet medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBMs) will be deployed in Cuba

  • soviet minister said that if an american attack on cuban could be a soviet war

    soviet minister said that if an american attack on cuban could be a soviet war

  • Kennedy orders a U-2 reconnaissance flight over western Cuba,

    Kennedy orders a U-2 reconnaissance flight over western Cuba,

  • Kennedy departs Washington for scheduled campaign speeches in Cleveland and the West Coast.

    Kennedy departs Washington for scheduled campaign speeches in Cleveland and the West Coast.

  • Khrushchev announces over Radio Moscow that he has agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba.

    Khrushchev announces over Radio Moscow that he has agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba.