Cuban Missile Crisis

Background

In 1959 Fidel Castro's rebels overthrew corrupt pro-US government in Cuba.

Castro tried to make a trade agreement with the USA.

USA refused as they saw Castro as a Communist.

Thus Castro turned to the USSR, who readily made a deal.

Nuclear Site Spotted

In return for buying Cuban goods, the USSR got permission to build a nuclear missile site in Cuba.

On 14th October 1962 a US U2 spy plane spotted at the nuclear site being built.

ExComm set up

US President Kennedy set up 'ExComm' a…