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Tactical Nuclear Weapons in the Cuban Missile Crisis

by on October 11, 2012 in Articles, Blog

In this 2007 article, I address the issue of the tactical nuclear weapons (especially the FROGs/Lunas) during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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USIA Chronologies on Cuba, 1957-1963

by on September 16, 2012 in Documents

These two chronologies prepared by the United States Information Agency outline key developments with Cuba between 1957 and 1963. Chronology of Important Events in United States-Cuba Relations, 1957-1962   Chronology of Cuban Events, 1963   Archival Source: National Security File, box 21, Lyndon B. Johnson Library.

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CIA, Weekly Cuban Summary – 4/14/1965

by on April 14, 1965 in CIA Reports on Cuba

Archival Source: National Security File: Intelligence, Lyndon B. Johnson Library.

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CIA, Weekly Cuban Summary – 3/24/1965

by on March 24, 1965 in CIA Reports on Cuba

Archival Source: National Security File: Intelligence, Lyndon B. Johnson Library.

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CIA, Weekly Cuban Summary – 3/17/1965

by on March 17, 1965 in CIA Reports on Cuba

Archival Source: National Security File: Intelligence, Lyndon B. Johnson Library.

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CIA, Weekly Cuban Summary – 3/10/1965

by on March 10, 1965 in CIA Reports on Cuba

Archival Source: National Security File: Intelligence, Lyndon B. Johnson Library.

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CIA, Weekly Cuban Summary – 3/3/1965

by on March 3, 1965 in CIA Reports on Cuba

Archival Source: National Security File: Intelligence, Lyndon B. Johnson Library.

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CIA, Weekly Cuban Summary – 2/24/1965

by on February 24, 1965 in CIA Reports on Cuba

Archival Source: National Security File: Intelligence, Lyndon B. Johnson Library.

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CIA, Weekly Cuban Summary – 2/17/1964

by on February 17, 1965 in CIA Reports on Cuba

Archival Source: National Security File: Intelligence, Lyndon B. Johnson Library.

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Soviet Venture in Cuba

The Soviet Missile Base Venture in Cuba, 1962 – 3/3/1964

by on March 3, 1964 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Cuban Missile Crisis Post-Mortems, Documents

This study prepared by the CIA in early 1964 focused on assessing Soviet calculations with regard to deploying Soviet missile bases in Cuba.

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Khrushchev's Miscalculated Risk Thumbnail

CIA, Cuba 1962: Khrushchev’s Miscalculated Risk – 02/13/1964

by on February 13, 1964 in Cuban Missile Crisis Post-Mortems, Documents

JFK called it “one hell of a gamble.” With a little less flourish, the analysts of the CIA called it a “miscalculated risk.” In this 156-page Top Secret report, prepared in February 1964, the staff of the Office of Research and Reports in the CIA’s Office of the Deputy Director (Intelligence) (DD/I) reviewed the evidence […]

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Stennis Committee Report

Stennis Committee Report

by on May 9, 1963 in Cuban Missile Crisis Post-Mortems, Documents

The report by the Stennis Committee investigating the Cuba military buildup was released in May 1963.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 3/26/1963

by on March 26, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 3/25/1963

by on March 25, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 3/24/1963

by on March 24, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 3/21/1963

by on March 21, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 3/20/1963

by on March 20, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 3/19/1963

by on March 19, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 3/18/1963

by on March 18, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 3/17/1963

by on March 17, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 3/16/1963

by on March 16, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Cuban Training of Latin American Subversives – 3/16/1963

by on March 16, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 3/15/1963

by on March 15, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 3/13/1963

by on March 13, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 3/12/1963

by on March 12, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 3/23/1963

by on March 12, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 3/11/1963

by on March 11, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 3/22/1963

by on March 11, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 3/10/1963

by on March 10, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 3/9/1963

by on March 9, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 3/8/1963

by on March 8, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 3/7/1963

by on March 7, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 3/6/1963

by on March 6, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 3/5/1963

by on March 5, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 3/4/1963

by on March 4, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 3/3/1963

by on March 3, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 3/2/1963

by on March 2, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 3/1/1963

by on March 1, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 2/28/1963

by on February 28, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 2/27/1963

by on February 27, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 2/26/1963

by on February 26, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 2/25/1963

by on February 25, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 2/24/1963

by on February 24, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 2/23/1963

by on February 23, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 2/22/1963

by on February 22, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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CIA, Current Status of Soviet Forces in Cuba – 2/21/1963

by on February 21, 1963 in CIA Reports on Cuba, Documents, White House

Source Archive: National Security Files, box 47, John F. Kennedy Library.

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Robert McNamara, February 6, 1963

Special Cuba Briefing by the Department of Defense

by on February 6, 1963 in Cuban Missile Crisis, Cuban Missile Crisis Post-Mortems, Documents, Raw Footage, Video

Robert McNamara and DIA official Thomas Hughes give a televised intelligence briefing on the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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JFK’s Telephone Calls – February 1963

by on February 1, 1963 in White House Telephone Memoranda

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McGeorge Bundy Memorandum for the Record – 1/21/1963 8:20AM

by on January 21, 1963 in Bundy Memos for Record

Memoranda for the Record by JFK’s National Security Advisor, McGeorge Bundy – 1/20/63 8:20AM

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McGeorge Bundy Memorandum for the Record – 1/18/1963

by on January 18, 1963 in Bundy Memos for Record

Memoranda for the Record by JFK’s National Security Advisor, McGeorge Bundy – 1/18/63

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