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US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy leaves the Saint Stephen Martyr catholic church after attending mass, on October 28, 1962 in Washington DC, few hours before Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev offers to retire the soviet missiles from Cuba. The Cuban missile crisis and its aftermath was the most serious U.S.-Soviet confrontation of the Cold War.
US Administration official shows aerial views of one of the Cuban medium-range missile bases, taken in October 1962, to the members of the United Nations Security Council, at the request of Mr Stevenson (R), US ambassador to the UN. On 22 October, Kennedy said Russia had missile sites in Cuba and imposed an arms blockade. During a week, the two super-powers were head-to-head in their game of nuclear poker while the rest of the world watched, fascinated, but hardly daring to breathe in case one of the players made a fatal mistake. On 28 October, M. Khrushchev promised that the Russian missiles based in Cuba would be dismantled. In return, Kennedy promised that the US would not invade Cuba and would lift their blockade.
US marines listen to General Collins, commander of the US naval base of Guantanamo Bay, at their arrival to the base, 25 October 1962 in Cuba. The US military naval base of Guantanamo is in stand by and was reinforced because of the Cuban missile crisis. The Cuban missile crisis and its aftermath was the most serious U.S.-Soviet confrontation of the Cold War.
Robert McNamara, secretaire americain de la Defense, repond aux questions des journalistes le 20 octobre 1962 au Pentagone r Washington lors d'une conference de presse tenue immediatement aprcs la signature par le president Kennedy de l'embargo sur les navires transportant des armes offensives vers Cuba. AFP PHOTO
US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy signs the order of naval blockade of Cuba, on October 24, 1962 in White House, Washington DC, during the Cuban missiles crisis. On October 22, 1962, President Kennedy informed the American people of the presence of missile sites in Cuba. Tensions mounted, and the world wondered if there could be a peaceful resolution to the crisis, until November 20, 1962, when Russian bombers left Cuba, and Kennedy lifted the naval blockade.
PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP PHOTO Aerial view of one of the Cuban medium-range missile bases, taken 23 October 1962. On 22 October, Kennedy said Russia had missile sites in Cuba and imposed an arms blockade. During a week, the two super-powers were head-to-head in their game of nuclear poker while the rest of the world watched, fascinated, but hardly daring to breathe in case one of the players made a fatal mistake. On 28 October, M. Khrushchev promised that the Russian missiles based in Cuba would be dismantled. In return, Kennedy promised that the US would not invade Cuba and would lift their blockade.
PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Aerial view of one of the Cuban medium-range missile bases, taken 23 October 1962. On 22 October, Kennedy said Russia had missile sites in Cuba and imposed an arms blockade. During a week, the two super-powers were head-to-head in their game of nuclear poker while the rest of the world watched, fascinated, but hardly daring to breathe in case one of the players made a fatal mistake. On 28 October, M. Khrushchev promised that the Russian missiles based in Cuba would be dismantled. In return, Kennedy promised that the US would not invade Cuba and would lift their blockade.
U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk smokes a cigarette as he listens intently to debate at an extra-ordinary session of the Organization of American States, to consider action against Cuba, supporting Pres. Kennedy's strong stand against Communist arms buildup, Oct. 23, 1962. (AP Photo/William J. Smith)
Secretary of State Dean Rusk, seated, talks with Roberto Alemann, Argentina's Ambassador to the United States, Oct. 23, 1962, before addressing an emergency meeting of the Organization of American States in Washington. Rusk appealed for backing by the hemisphere nations for Pres. Kennedy's military quarantine of Cuba. Alemann, taking the floor immediately after Rusk finished, supported the U.S. proposal. (AP Photo/William J. Smith)
John A. McCone, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, leaves the White House, Oct. 23, 1962. He is a member of a special National Security Council committee which will meet daily with President Kennedy to go over developments in the Cuba quarantine situation. Kennedy called the committee together for the first time during the morning. (AP Photo/Harvey Georges)
John A. McCone, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, leaves the White House, Oct. 23, 1962. He is a member of a special National Security Council committee which will meet daily with President Kennedy to go over developments in the Cuba quarantine situation. Kennedy called the committee together for the first time during the morning. (AP Photo/Harvey Georges)
Aerial view of one of the Cuban medium-range missile bases, taken 23 October 1962. On 22 October, Kennedy said Russia had missile sites in Cuba and imposed an arms blockade. During a week, the two super-powers were head-to-head in their game of nuclear poker while the rest of the world watched, fascinated, but hardly daring to breathe in case one of the players made a fatal mistake. On 28 October, M. Khrushchev promised that the Russian missiles based in Cuba would be dismantled. In return, Kennedy promised that the US would not invade Cuba and would lift their blockade.