A Brief Chronology
oMay, 1962: Khrushchev makes veiled references to a plot (How would the U.S. feel to have missiles pointing at them, as they have missiles pointed at us?)
oSeptember: JFK and
Congress issue warnings to
USSR that US will deal harshly with any threats to national security
oOctober 14: U2 recon.
flight over Cuba spots sites
installing nuclear missiles
oOctober 15: Presence of
missiles is confirmed