Cuban Missile Crisis (16 out 1962 ano – 29 out 1962 ano)

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In October 1962, an American U-2 spy plane secretly photographed nuclear missile sites being built by the Soviet Union on the island of Cuba. President John F. Kennedy did not want the Soviet Union and Cuba to know that he had discovered the missiles. He met in secret with his advisors for several days to discuss the problem. After many meetings, Kennedy decided to place a naval blockade, or a ring of ships, around Cuba. The aim of this "quarantine" was to prevent the Soviets from bringing in more military supplies. He demanded the removal of the missiles already there and the destruction of the sites. JFK and Nikita Khrushchev both recognized the devastating possibility of a nuclear war and publicly agreed to a deal in which the Soviets would dismantle the weapon sites in exchange for a pledge from the United States not to invade Cuba. However, the Soviet Union continued to build missiles away from Cuba.

The picture attached shows the many protests that Cubans and Americans attended to attempt to end the Missile Crisis. Below are pictures of the US and SU leaders, as well as the leader of Cuba, Fidel Castro.

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