1962 Americans discovered Soviet missiles in Cuba
55 years ago, on October 14, 1962, an American U-2 spy plane spotted Soviet missiles in Cuba. On October 15, CIA analysts found that the photographs showed Soviet R-12 medium-range ballistic missiles (NATO classification - SS-4). On the morning of October 16, the photographs were shown to US President John F. Kennedy. On October 18, the US President was visited by Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin.