In mid-October 1962, when US intelligence officials in Washington were conducting routine intelligence data analysis, they discovered problems in photos taken by U-2 planes flying over Cuba. They confirmed that the Soviet Union was building a base in San Cristóbal, southwest of the Cuban capital of Havana. Missiles launched from these bases can hit most important American cities from Lima, Peru to Hudson Bay, Canada. When the news reached the White House, it caused a series of panic among the people. US President John F. Kennedyand his brother Robert Kennedyplayed bycalmly dealt with this unexpected situation. On October 22, President Kennedy delivered a radio speech to the world at the White House. He informed the Soviet Union of the fact that it had deployed nuclear missiles in Cuba, and pointed out that this unusual missile facility was a deliberate provocation
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Thirteen Days movie plot
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Extended Reading
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General Curtis LeMay: Those goddamn Kennedys are gonna destroy this country if we don't do something about this!
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Adlai Stevenson: [asking the Russian ambassador if there are any Soviet missile bases in Cuba] Sir, I am prepared to wait for your answer till Hell freezes over, if that's your decision.