1 Jan 1962 Jahr - Cuban Missile Crisis
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Recon planes spotted Soviet-built bases for intermediate-range ballistic missiles in Cuba
Some of the weapons had already been installed and more were on the way
Kennedy announced a “quarantine on all offensive military equipment” intended for Cuba
Ships carrying Soviet missiles turned back
After Kennedy pledged not to invade Cuba, Khrushchev promised to dismantle the missile bases; Kennedy also secretly ordered US missiles to be removed from Turkey at Khrushchev’s insistence
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