In1962 a United States U-2 plane spotted ICBM's in Cuba (bottom left).(BBC-John F Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis) The American government thought this to be a threat of national security. The American government found out that the Soviets were supplying Cuba with ICBM's.(History Reference Center-Castro's statement on Soviet missiles in Cuba) By then the Cold War in its height. The United States issued a blockade of Cuba to stop any more ICBM's from entering Cuba (Top of page and bottom right).(History Reference Center-'Mr. President, The Navy Will Not Let You Down') The United Sates wanted the same thing that Russia wanted. They both wanted missiles near each country to be removed. The United States and Russia both thought that the missiles near each of them were a threat to each of their national security.
"This photo taken from the air shows the ballistic missile base on Cuba, which sparked the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1963. (Credit: Getty Images) "(Siris-Ballistic Missile Base in Cuba)
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"Soviet cargo ship 'Fizik Kurchatov' leaving Cuba en route for Russia during the Cuban missile crisis. On deck are six canvas-covered missile transporters with missiles. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)" (Siris-Soviet Cargo Ship Leaves Cuba, 1962)
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"A P2V Neptune U.S. patrol plane flies over a Soviet freighter during the Cuban missile crisis in this 1962 photograph. (Photo by Getty Images)" (Siris-U.S. Patrol Plane, 1962)
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