1 jan 1962 ano - 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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