# OCTOBER 1962 CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS COLD WAR INCIDENT ARMED FORCES SCREEN MAGAZINE XD3125

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 filled with fighter and troop carrier aircraft. JFK takes a meeting (1:36). The entrance of the Norfolk, Virginia U.S. Naval Base. Admiral Robert L. Dennison. Ships and carriers at sea. The USS Enterprise (CVN-65) (2:02). Women and children are evacuated from Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (2:34). Pilots review a bulletin. A map illustrates signal relays in the Atlantic (2:57). Large format reconnaissance photos are examined (3:09). Armed forces rush to trucks from their barracks. Marines deplane at Guantanamo. Airborne forces put on flight suits (3:18). A tank prepares for airdrop. A Florida “tent city.” Plans are…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: War, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/UXgVoYA2uViEPlhy7dUa8eMjISfFKt)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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