Abandoned base
This photograph of Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) Launch Site Two at San Cristobal, Cuba, was taken on November 1, 1962, four days after Soviet Premier Nikita...
Cuba, 1962
During the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962, the United States and the Soviet Union stood on the brink of nuclear war. While insisting that the Soviet Union...
Defending Cuba's skies
These Cuban soldiers were photographed in 1962 next to their four-barrel anti-aircraft guns during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Dismantled, November 1962
This photograph captures the dismantling of a Soviet military base on Cuba on November 1, 1962. After a naval blockade of the island nation, the Soviet Union...
Going home
The Soviet ship M. Anosov was photographed on November 6, 1962, leaving Cuba with a load of eight missiles on its decks. The departure of the missiles from...
Kasimov
The Soviet Ship Kasimov leaves Cuba, removing a load of military equipment from the island, including the fuselages of 15 IL-28 (Beagle) aircraft. The...
Kennedy and Gromyko
Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Gromyko visited President John F. Kennedy on October 18, 1961. After discussing the situation in Berlin, Gromyko finally...