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1 Cuba Missile crisis 1962 Alina Kontareva Ph-51

2 Outline U.S.A. nuclear deployment USSR responds Timeline of the crisis

3 U.S. Nuclear Deployment throughout the World July,1954 - the Japanese island of Okinawa February-September,1956 -islands of Chichi Jima and Iwo Jima August, 1956, Italy, Corporal and Honest John (M31) "tactical" nuclear missiles CorporalHonest John

4 U.S. Nuclear Deployment throughout the World June, 1956 - Puerto Rico, 150 miles from Cuba February, 1959 – Turkey January,1958 - the Republic of Korea and Taiwan (China/SU)

5 USSR responds August,1957 tests the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) - the R-7R-7 March 4, 1959 deploys first R-12 MRBM (SS-4)R-12 MRBM Total number of nuclear missiles:  USA 5,828;  USSR 650

6 Timeline (October 15-29, 1962) Monday, October 15: SS-4 nuclear missiles in Cuba from the USSR Tuesday, October 16: Kennedy meets ExCom

7 Timeline (October 15-29, 1962) Wednesday, October 17 - Friday, October 19: Kennedy meets with Andrey Gromyko, who denies the presence of weaponry Friday, October 19: Kennedy meets with Robert McNamara, and the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

8 Timeline (October 15-29, 1962) Saturday, October 20:Kennedy meets with ExComm. Sunday, October 21: U-2 discovered bombers and cruise missile sites along Cuba's northern shores, decision of a naval blockade of Cuba

9 Timeline (October 15-29, 1962) Monday, October 22: Castro mobilizes all of Cuba's military forces Tuesday, October 23: Soviet missiles are poised for launch

10 Timeline (October 15-29, 1962) Wednesday, October 24: Soviet ships reach the quarantine line Thursday, October 25: Adlai Stevenson confronts the Soviets at the UN, DEFCON 2 is set Friday, October 26: Khrushchev promises to remove missiles

11 Timeline (October 15-29, 1962) Saturday, October 27 : Khrushchev: in addition to a public promise not to invade Cuba, the U.S. remove its missiles from Turkey. Sunday, October 28: Khrushchev announces the dismantling of Soviet missiles in Cuba. The crisis is over.

12 References http://www.playground.ru/articles/cubanmis silecrisis/ http://marxists.nigilist.ru/history/cuba/subje ct/missile-crisis/ch03.htm www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&st ory_id=17006

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