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In Cuba, known as the October Crisis of 1962, and in the former Soviet Union as the Caribbean Crisis. The hottest moment of the Cold War. The Cuban Missle Crisis developed in October 1962 when U.S. intelligence agencies photographed Soviet nuclear missile bases under construction in Cuba. The Cuban bases would place Soviet nuclear warheads in the American hemisphere--within easy striking distance of the United States. President John F. Kennedy called for the prompt dismantling and removal of any offensive weapons in Cuba. After days of tense negotiations, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to dismantle the sites and remove all weapons if the United States would promise not to invade Cuba.

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An Index of Documents Relating to the Cuban Missile Crisis List of links to documents on Cuba, the Bay of Pigs, and the Cuban Missile Crisis. www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/cuba.htm

UN Cuban Missile Crisis Debate Transcript of the famous debate between U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Adlai E. Stevenson and Soviet representative Valerian A. Zorin in the U.N. Security Council. www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1962-cuba-un1.html

Fourteen Days in October This Thinkquest site (geared to high school students) gives an overview of the Cuban Missile Crisis and includes documents, images, history, and analysis. library.thinkquest.org/11046

The Avalon Project at Yale Law School: 1961-1963 Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath Extensive collection of U.S. government documents from the missile crisis period. Plus list of key players, glossary of abbreviations, and sources. www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/diplomacy/forrel/cuba/cubamenu.htm

White House Audio Tapes, October 18-29, 1962 RealAudio files of recordings made in Kennedy's Oval Office during the crisis. The site includes extensive notes on each recording. www.hpol.org/jfk/cuban

Intelligence Imagery and the Cuban Missiles Crisis Illustrated site from the Federation of American Scientists which focuses on the role of overhead photography in identifying the missile sites in Cuba. Site also includes edited CIA documents and links to other sites. www.fas.org/irp/imint/cuba.htm

Reconnaissance and the Cuban Missile Crisis US Air Force Museum discusses the use of U-2 and RF-101 reconaissance aircraft during the missile crisis. Includes information on the camera systems. www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/cmc.htm

Khrushchev and Kennedy Letters Copies and translation of letters exchanged between Premier Khrushchev and President Kennedy during the crisis. metalab.unc.edu/../russian/Cold_War__Cuban_Missile_Crisis.html

State Department Documents: Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath US Department of State documents on the Cuban Missile Crisis and after. www.state.gov/www/about_state/history/frusXI/index.html

Cuban History: Missile Crisis Timeline and commentary on the missile crisis, from a Marxist perspective. www.marxists.org/history/cuba/subject/missile-crisis

Learning from the Missile Crisis Max Frankel, a reporter for the New York Times in 1963, gives a brisk tour of the crisis. www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/../../../missile_crisis_full_1.html

The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 A virtual exhibit from Le Mémorial de Caen--a peace museum in France--on the crisis. Includes timeline, text, photos, and a newspaper archive. Site is available in English, Spanish, and French. www.cubacrisis.net

The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: The 40th Anniversary Comprehensive account of the events from the US National Security Archive. Includes declassified documents, audio files, photographs, and commentary. www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nsa/cuba_mis_cri

US Naval Historical Center Frequently Asked Questions Extracts from Naval Secretary's reports, participating ships and units, operational overview, and bibliography. www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq90-1.htm

Soviet Deception in the Cuban Missile Crisis US CIA analysis of denial and deception efforts, beginning in the spring of 1962. www.cia.gov/csi/studies/vol46no1/article06.html

Moscow's Betrayal of the Cuban Revolution US socialist analysis of Kennedy-Khrushchev agreement's detrimental effect on world workers' movements. www.weisbord.org/Betrayal.htm

NSA and the Cuban Missile Crisis--Document archive Archive of National Security Agency documents during the Cuban Missile Crisis. www.nsa.gov/cuba/cuba00007.cfm

NSA and the Cuban Missile Crisis--Overview Brief official overview of the role of the National Security Agency in the crisis. www.nsa.gov/publications/publi00033.cfm

Sergei Khrushchev Outlines Missile Crisis News account of comments on the crisis by Sergei Khrushchev, the son of Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet Premier in 1962 and a chief architect of the plan to place missiles in Cuba. www.kstatecollegian.com/../v099b/sp/n116/cam-cuban-linin.html

The World On the Brink: John F. Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis Site for the 40th anniversary exhibit at the John F. Kennedy Library has a chronology and extensive links to documents and audio files. www.jfklibrary.org/cmc_exhibit_2002.html

Cuban Missile Crisis--Military Operations An overview, plus links, of the military operations aspects of the crisis. www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/cuba-62.htm