Cuban Missile Crisis. Aerial photograph of one of the nuclear missile sites,constructed in Cuba by Soviet forces,that precipitated the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Taken on 14th October 1962 by a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft,the photograph shows a launch site for medium range ballistic missiles (MRBMs) that would have been able to reach the USA from Cuba. This led US President John F. Kennedy to order a naval blockade of Cuba. The following stand-off brought the world to the brink of nuclear warfare. The crisis ended on 28th October 1962,when Soviet Premier Khrushchev announced that the Cuban sites would be dismantled | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / US National Archives And Records Administration |
Bildgröße: | 2937 px × 2448 px |
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