President John F. Kennedy announced his intent to form a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent the Soviet Union from storing nuclear missiles there. The event became known as the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Cuban Missile Crisis ... -- Two U. S. Navy destroyers halted a Lebanese ship sailing ... the Defense Department announced today as the United States resumed its naval blockade and ...

In 1962, the world was on edge, worried that the Cuban missile crisis––a standoff between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union––could end in nuclear war. Take a look back at the infamous ...

But the president's first choice was a naval blockade. Soviet ships did not challenge the blockade, ... Allison says confrontation with Iran is like a Cuban missile crisis in slow motion.

“U.S. Blockades Cuba Arms, Navy to Sink Defiant Ships” blared the cover of the Boston Herald on Oct. 23, 1962, alerting those who hadn’t been glued to then-President John F. Kennedy’s ...

Dr. Graham Allison discusses the key events, decisions, and effects of the Cuban Missile Crisis on its 50th anniversary. ... What did the naval blockade of Cuba that Kennedy ordered accomplish?

The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred more than a half-century ago, but the lessons remain important. Nuclear arms control talks between Moscow and Washington have derailed, and the United Nations arms… ...

The Cuban Missile Crisis ... The troops and equipment were mostly concealed from sight on the ships, though U.S. Navy aircraft did spot some of the SAMs on ... Kennedy ordered a naval blockade of ...

In the wake of the Cuban missile crisis the Soviet Union removed the planes from Cuba. This photo was published in The Miami Herald December 7, 1962. 10/25/1962: Navy destroyers at dockside in Key ...

Flashback to the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962. The “naval training’ mission is a clear message and reminder to the U.S. of Moscow’s foothold in or own hemisphere — thanks to Cuba.

State of Global Affairs Prior to the Cuban Missile Crisis. ... 1962, discussing a passenger ship that approached the blockade line. Marc Selverstone discussed the implications. ...