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The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred between the 15th and the 27th October 1962.
This was the one nuclear crisis which sent the two superpowers of the world - USA and USSR - close to the brink of war.
(Soviet intermediate-range nuclear ballistic missiles)
By most accounts, the immediate October crisis began when US spy planes discovered nuclear missiles being transported to, and then assembled, on the Soviet-backed island of Cuba, a mere 100 miles or so from the American (President Castro or Cuba and Khrushchev in 1961)
state of Florida.
You may find out more about the Cuban Crisis here.
The following are my teaching notes on the Crisis.
My teaching slides on the Cuban Missile Crisis.
(Left: US air force planes checking on Russian ships near Cuba during the blockade)
(Right: Khrushchev's relationship with Kennedy was made more tense during the crisis of 1962)
The letter below was sent by the Soviet Premier Khrushchev to the American President, John F Kennedy, on the 23rd of October, one day after the US had announced a naval blockade around Cuba.
As you read it, ask yourself what was likely going through the mind of Khrushchev as he penned the letter to Kennedy.
Why was there such a sense of urgency in the letter?
What were the events before 23rd October which had such an influence on Khrushchev?
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