Cuban missile crisis

On 14 October 1962, a US air force plane captured photographic proof of Soviet missile bases under construction in Cuba, setting in train the crisis which brought the US and the Soviet Union close to nuclear war

Cuban missile crisis, major confrontation at the height of the Cold War that brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of a shooting war in October 1962 over the presence of Soviet nuclear-armed missiles in Cuba. The crisis was a defining moment in the presidency of John F. Kennedy.

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The Cuban Missile crisis was a 13‑day political and military standoff in October 1962 over Soviet missiles in Cuba.

Map used during the secret meetings on the Cuban Missile Crisis - shows the full range of the missiles being made in Cuba (October, 1962)

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The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in October 1962 over Soviet nuclear-capable missiles in Cuba. Learn about the leaders at the time.

For thirteen days, the US and Soviet Union faced each other in a confrontation that was the closest the world came to nuclear annihilation during the Cold War.