OCTOBER 1962 CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS COLD WAR INCIDENT ARMED FORCES SCREEN MAGAZINE XD31251

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This black and white newsreel produced for the United States Armed Forces Screen Magazine covers the Cuban Missile Crisis of Oct 16 – Oct 28, 1962 and the U.S. response to Soviet armament during the Cold War. In an extended sequence, intelligence officer John T. Hughes presents aerial reconnaissance photography showing the extent of the Soviet threat, arguing that the procurement of the photos acted as a deterrent against further aggression (TRT: 21:27). President John F. Kennedy speaks on October 22nd, 1962 (0:07). A map zooms in on Cuba. Title overlay: “Crisis” (0:50). The United States Capitol at night. The offices of the U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff, Chief Naval Officer, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Men answer telephones (1:02). A map shows lines emanating from the U.S., Air Force pilots in a briefing room. A Polaris submarine surfaces (1:21). An airfield fi