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Lastng fourteen days from October 14-28 1962, the Cuban Missle Crisis marked a pinnacle of [[Cold War]] tension.

Lastng fourteen days from October 14-28 1962, the '''Cuban Missle Crisis''' marked a pinnacle of [[Cold War]] tension.

The president of Cuba and the premier of Russia had made a pact.

The president of [[Cuba]] and the premier of the [[Soviet Union]] had made a pact.

At the time, satellite technology was in its infancy.  The U.S. Military had a few satellites in orbit and it was their photography that alerted the United States to the situation.  Nuclear missles would soon be able to launch and strike the U.S. within seconds of launch.  [[John Kennedy|John F. Kennedy]] was a young and inexperienced president at the time, it happened early in his term.

At the time, satellite technology was in its infancy.  The [[United States]] Military had a few satellites in orbit and it was their photography that alerted the USA to the situation.  It was early in the term of [[John F. Kennedy|John Kennedy]] who was a young and inexperienced president at the time.

The [[United States]] discovered that the [[Soviet Union]] was installing offensive missiles and air bases in [[Cuba]].  President Kennedy demanded that the Soviets remove the missiles.  To ensure this happened he sent a  blockade to the island.  Eventually, [[Nikita Khrushchev]], the Soviet premier at the time, backed down to avoid a war with the United States.

The United States discovered that the Soviet Union was installing offensive missiles capable of nuclear warheads at air bases in Cuba.  The potentially nuclear missles would soon be able to launch and strike the U.S. within seconds of launch.  Washington D.C. was well within their range.  President Kennedy demanded that the Soviets remove the missiles.  To ensure this would happen, and to insure no further develop of the missle base, he sent had the Navy blockade the island.  Eventually, [[Nikita Khrushchev]], the Soviet premier at the time, backed down to avoid a war with the United States and to maintain a relationship with Cuba.

[[Category:United States History]]

[[Category:United States History]]