The Jupiter missiles were an exceptionally vexing component of the U.S. nuclear arsenal. Because they sat aboveground, were immobile, and required a long time to prepare for launch, ...

The Cold War was in full swing by the time the Soviet Union started setting up ballistic missiles in Cuba in late 1962. Here's what it looked like from Florida.

The Jupiter missiles were removed during April 1963. Richard Clements for TheAviationist.com. TAGGED: Cuba Cuban Missile Crisis John F Kennedy RF-8A SA-2 Soviet Union U-2F. Share This Article.

Khrushchev sent Kennedy another letter demanding stronger terms, such as the removal of the US's Jupiter missiles from Turkey. An American U-2 plane was also shot down over Cuba by a Soviet ...

The Cuban Missile Crisis would become one of Kennedy's most lasting legacies. ... He says, "Let's go to dinner now and talk about the Jupiter missiles. Let's talk about a trade." ...

This followed after the United States stationed Jupiter medium-range missiles in Turkey and theSoviets responded by deploying their own nuclear-capable missiles in Cuba. The United States Navy ...

The Jupiter C destined to carry the spacecraft was one of the rockets placed in storage “just in case” after the Army was locked out of the long-range missile business. On the launch pad ...

The missile crisis “was a period of heightened tension for the government and for the Cuban people,” says Suchlicki. “The regime was scared that their hard-won revolution might be stolen ...

A spy photo of a ballistic missile base in San Cristobal, Cuba, taken in October of 1962. (Getty Images) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional ...

The U.S. Explorer roared into space on a Jupiter-C missile, developed as a byproduct of the Army’s Jupiter intermediate-range ballistic’ missile. And Explorer’s victorious streak turned a ...