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Cuban missile crisis of October 1962: Comparative perspectives of the United States and the Soviet Union. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:199880

This study provides comparative perspectives of the October 1962 Cuban missile crisis. The purpose is to present briefly the alternative perceptions of the United States and the Soviet Union during the crisis, comparing these perceptions with each other and with current appraisals of the actual course of events. The major events of the crisis are summarized in chronological order, with the perspectives of the United States and the Soviet Union summarized separately. A current appraisal of the actual course of events, based on the most recent available declassified primary and secondary literature, is also provided.

Research Organization:
Library of Congress, Washington, DC (United States). Federal Research Div.
OSTI ID:
199880
Report Number(s):
AD-A--299884/7/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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