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How did the Cuban Missile Crisis unfold?

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The Cuban Missile Crisis unfolded over 13 days in October 1962 after the U.S. discovered Soviet missile installations in Cuba via U-2 spy plane imagery. U.S. President Kennedy announced a naval blockade on October 22 to prevent further Soviet shipments.As tensions escalated, including the shooting down of a U-2 aircraft, Khrushchev eventually agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for U.S. non-invasion assurances and a secret withdrawal of U.S. missiles from Turkey, thus averting a nuclear war.

1960s NOVEMBER 5 1962 PHOTO REVEALS MISSILE EQUIPMENT NOW LOADED ON FREIGHTERS PREVIOUSLY ON DOCKSIDE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS.
The Cuban Missile Crisis unfolded over 13 days in October 1962 after the U.S. discovered Soviet missile installations in Cuba via U-2 spy plane imagery. U.S. President Kennedy announced a naval blockade on October 22 to prevent further Soviet shipments.

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As tensions escalated, including the shooting down of a U-2 aircraft, Khrushchev eventually agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for U.S. non-invasion assurances and a secret withdrawal of U.S. missiles from Turkey, thus averting a nuclear war[1][5][6][7][10].

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