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June 1962 – Cuban Missile Crisis crisis/videos?paidlink=1&vid=HIS_SEM_Search&k eywords=cuban%2Bmissile%2Bcrisis&utm_sourc e=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=cu ban%20missile%20crisi&utm_term=cuban%20mi ssile%20crisis
The US military placed missiles in Turkey pointed at the Soviet Union (1960) Soviet Union felt extremely threatened by this
Medium range missiles that could hit a target 1,500 miles away This would take roughly 15 to 20 minutes to fuel and make ready for launch Made by the Chrysler Corportation
Russians devise plan to counter US actions in Turkey and Italy Communist Cuba
Soviets begin constructing of missile bases in Cuba with the capability of annihilating US cities U-2 spy plane of the US flies over Cuba and takes photographs
Approved Soviet Missile installations because the Bay of Pigs of 61’ incident could have repeated itself Soviets were looking for a way to deter the US from attacking the Soviets Arms Race
The executive committee of JFK’s advisors
Military Strike? Naval Quarantine? Invade Cuba?
No ships in or around Cuba Kennedy announces the news to the public p?video_id=169280&title=Cuban_Missile_Cri sis&vpkey=
Missiles are taken out of Cuba and secretly Turkey United States and Soviet Union renew peace agreement US agrees not to invade Cuba Arms Race continues with the Soviets catching up