The Soviet missiles and bomber bases in Cuba were primarily located at sites such as San Cristóbal, near the western tip of the island, and near the cities of Havana and Santiago de Cuba. The most notable site was the missile installation at San Cristóbal, which housed nuclear-armed ballistic missiles during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. These bases were strategically positioned to threaten the United States, prompting a significant international standoff.
Six soviet missile and jet bomber base.
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the Soviet Union, Cuba and the United States in October 1962, during the Cold War. In September 1962, the Cuban and Soviet governments began to surreptitiously build bases in Cuba for a number of medium- and intermediate-range ballistic nuclear missiles with the ability to strike most of the continental United States. On October 14, a United States U-2 photo-reconnaissance plane captured photographic proof of Soviet missile bases under construction in Cuba. The Americans feared the Soviet expansion of Stalinism, but for a Latin American country to ally openly with the USSR was regarded as unacceptable, given the Soviet-American enmity since the end of the WWII in 1945. Such an involvement would also directly defy the Monroe Doctrine, a United States policy which held that European powers should not interfere with states in the Western Hemisphere.
No countries were forced to have Soviet bases in WWII because the Soviet Union didn't possess anything. However, after WWII, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, and Albania all had Soviet bases.
SS-4 medium range missile, SS-5 intermediate range missile, Luna ground-to-ground rockets, and the FKR cruise missile.
According to President John F. Kennedy, the Cuban missiles posed a significant threat to the United States because they brought nuclear weapons within striking distance of American cities and military bases. This proximity increased the risk of a surprise attack, undermining U.S. national security and stability in the Western Hemisphere. The presence of these missiles also intensified Cold War tensions, raising the stakes for a potential military confrontation with the Soviet Union. Kennedy believed that such a situation could lead to catastrophic consequences, necessitating a decisive response.
Six soviet missile and jet bomber base.
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JFK learnt that missile bases were being constructed - specifically, Soviet missile bases, and that these missiles were being aimed at the United States.
In 1962, the world learned that there was a build up of medium range missiles and missile bases in Cuba. U2 spy planes actually photographed the missiles and the bases.
President Kennedy set up a naval blockade to turn back Soviet ships that were carrying missiles to Cuba. The US promised not to invade Cuba and to remove nuclear missiles from Turkey and Europe in exchange for the dismantling of missile bases in Cuba. The US claimed, that it had already planned the Turkey missile bases.
{| |- | Photographs by spy planes showed the building of Missile bases. The Soviet Union was supporting Cuba and in return wanted to station nuclear capable missiles there. The US was naturally alarmed at the possibility of missiles capable of hitting any spot in the US be that close to our mainland. |}
The USSR retaliated to the USA's location of nuclear missiles in Europe by setting up nuclear missile bases in Cuba resulting the US blockade of Cuba.
President Kennedy set up a naval blockade to turn back Soviet ships that were carrying missiles to Cuba. The US promised not to invade Cuba and to remove nuclear missiles from Turkey and Europe in exchange for the dismantling of missile bases in Cuba. The US claimed, that it had already planned the Turkey missile bases.
The Soviet Union
It started with the Soviets setting up launch bases, in Cuba, that could hold Inter-Mediate Ballistic Missiles (IRBM). After a lot of laws and failed missions, the Soviets decided that they will remove the missiles from Cuba, if the US would remove the missiles from Turkey, and around Europe.
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the Soviet Union, Cuba and the United States in October 1962, during the Cold War. In September 1962, the Cuban and Soviet governments began to surreptitiously build bases in Cuba for a number of medium- and intermediate-range ballistic nuclear missiles with the ability to strike most of the continental United States. On October 14, a United States U-2 photo-reconnaissance plane captured photographic proof of Soviet missile bases under construction in Cuba. The Americans feared the Soviet expansion of Stalinism, but for a Latin American country to ally openly with the USSR was regarded as unacceptable, given the Soviet-American enmity since the end of the WWII in 1945. Such an involvement would also directly defy the Monroe Doctrine, a United States policy which held that European powers should not interfere with states in the Western Hemisphere.
No countries were forced to have Soviet bases in WWII because the Soviet Union didn't possess anything. However, after WWII, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, and Albania all had Soviet bases.