Ground-to-Ground Missiles Found in Cuba
Early on October 16, McGeorge Bundy was at the White House, staring at a raft of oversized aerial reconnaissance photographs. The photos seemed to prove that there were ground-to-ground missiles...
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At noon Washington time on 22 October, it was announced that President Kennedy would be appearing on television at 7:00 pm to address the nation. In Moscow, it was early evening. “They’ve probably...
View ArticleAerial Reconnaissance During the Cuban Missile Crisis: Executing the First...
October 23, 1962, President Kennedy authorized the first low-level photo reconnaissance mission against Cuba. Taking off from Naval Air Station Boca Chica in Key West, Florida, six unarmed and...
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