Cuba Flashcards
1
Q
15 October
A
CIA analysts spot missiles in Cuba following U2 spy play mission previous day
2
Q
16th October
A
Kennedy convenes his executive comittee to consider America’s options
3
Q
17th October
A
An SS-5 IRBM site, the first of three to be identified is detected in Cuba
4
Q
18th October
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Kennedy meets with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to protest. Gromyko denies the presence of any Soviet weaponry in Cuba
5
Q
21st October
A
Kennedy decides on a naval blockade of Cuba
6
Q
22nd October
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- Kennedy adresses American public
- U.S military alert is set at DEFCON 3; Castro mobilizes all of Cuba’s military forces
- letter from Kennedy to Kruschev: ‘nuclear war is imminent’
7
Q
23rd October
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- Kruschev to Kennedy: ‘missiles are solely defensive’
- Soviet submarines move into caribbean waters
- the OAS supports the decision to quarantine Cuba
- Reconnaissance photos reveal that Soviet missiles are ready for launch
8
Q
24th October
A
- Kruschev to Kennedy: ‘you are no longer appealing to reason, but wish to intimidate us’
- Soviet ships reach the quarantine line, but receive radio orders from Moscow to hold their positions
- USA strategic Air Command goes to DEFCON 2
9
Q
25th October
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- Russian arms ships turn back towards Europe, but oil tanker Bucharest continues towards Cuba. JFK decides to let it through as its unarmed
10
Q
26th October
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- Castro to Kruschev: ‘launch nuclear first strike against the USA
- Kruschev to Kennedy: ‘let us not doom the world to the catastrophe of thermonuclear war
11
Q
27th October
A
- US U2 pilot shot down over Cuba
- Kruschev to Kennedy: ‘withdraw US missiles from turkey’
- Kennedy to Kruschev: ‘we will not attack Cuba if your ships withdraw’
- Robert Kennedy meets soviet ambassador: we will remove Turkey missiles
12
Q
28th October
A
- Kruschev to Kennedy: ‘missiles will be removed from Cuba’
- Crisis over.
