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Cuba

2. Cuba, 1962
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, President Kennedy declassified this image and others like it showing construction of medium-range ballistic missile launch sites in the Cuban countryside. Kennedy used the imagery to generate support for a military blockade and military strikes against Cuba. Target audiences included the Soviet leadership and the general public, both domestic and international.


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