Cuban Missile Crisis: thirteen days timeline October 1962

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The Cuban Missile Crisis - The Thirteen Days

16th October 1962 - Kennedy finds out about Khrushchev placing nuclear missiles in Cuba.

20th October 1962 - Kennedy imposes a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent anymore missiles reaching Cuba.

22nd October 1962 - Kennedy gives a speech to the public declaring the blockade and asking for Khrushchev to recall his ships.

23rd October 1962 - Khrushchev sends Kennedy a letter, in which he says that the Soviet ships will break through the blockade.

24th October 1962 - Khrushchev issues a statement saying that the USSR would be prepared to launch nuclear weapons if necessary.

25th October 1962 - Soviet and American armed forces were placed on high alert and are preparing for war.

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