Cuban Missile Crisis map

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Provider: Central Intelligence Agency
Date created: c. 1962
License: This work is believed to be in the public domain. Users are advised to make their own copyright assessment and to understand their rights to fair use.
Source: Original image housed by Central Intelligence Agency

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map showing range of Soviet missiles if launched from Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis

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This map from the era of the Cuban Missile Crisis shows the range of Soviet SS-4 medium-range ballistic missiles and SS-5 intermediate-range ballistic missiles, if launched from Cuba.

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