On the Brink of Nuclear War



President John F. Kennedy speaks in front of press
about the blockade of Cuba

Evidence found by the US of Soviet missiles and arms in Cuba.

President Kennedy meets with the Air force heads to speak about
the spy planes over Cuba.


 





President Kennedy tells the Americans about the
 Cuban blockade they are planning.

 

Cuban president  Fidel Castro responds to President Kennedy's
 naval blockade.(quarantine)
 

US navy surveillance of the first Soviet submarine
 to appear near the quarantine line.

The Russian boats depart Cuba on November 10,1962