NSA and the Cuban Missile Crisis

TOTHE

BRINK

On

October

22,

President

Kennedy

appeared

on

television

and

announced

the

U-2

findings

to

an anxious

public.

Despite

assurances

from

the

Soviet government

that

the

buildup

was

defensive,

he

said,

medium-range

and

intermediate-range

ballistic

missiles

had

been

introduced

into

Cuba.

He

called

for

their

withdrawal

or

elimination.

As

one

measure

to

solve

the

crisis,

he

proclaimed

a

naval

"quarantine"

of

Cuban

ports

to

prevent

the

intrduction

of

additional

Soviet

armaments.

Kennedy

also

warned

that

further

actions

might

be

needed

if

the

buildup

of

offensive

weapons

continued.

SlGlNT

collectors

listened

to

the

radio

messages

to

and