diplomatic
U-2 Photographs Reveal Soviet Missiles
CIA U-2 reconnaissance aircraft photographed Soviet medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) launch sites under construction in western Cuba. Analyst Dino Brugioni at the National Photographic Interpretation Center confirmed the sites on October 15. President Kennedy was briefed on October 16, beginning the 13-day crisis.
Sources
- T1 CIA FOIA Release Official
- T3 National Security Archive Institutional
- T2 New York Times Major