WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 1962 (UPI) -- The United States cast anxious eyes today on Russia's latest Cuban aid maneuver -- construction of a "fishing port" that is expected to become a Red naval base ...

In this composite photo, Banner headlines of Britain's daily newspapers Oct. 23 announcing President Kennedy's blockade of Cuba. U.S. planes and ships, armed with orders to shoot if necessary ...

America is on the brink of a new Cuban Missile Crisis — this time in space — as Russia develops nuclear anti-satellite armaments, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner said.

In a speech last Wednesday, President George W. Bush, like many U.S. presidents before him, called for change in Cuba. “When Cubans rise up to demand their liberty, you’ve got to make a choice,” Bush ...

Over 13 days beginning on Oct. 16, 1962, the U.S. and Soviet Union were at the brink of a nuclear conflict. But since the Cold War ended, some historical assumptions about the crisis have changed.

FEDERALSBURG, Md. - Veteran Dean Palmer recalls being aboard one of the ships during the blockade. The 60th anniversary of one of the most tense situations in American history is this weekend. The ...

Enduring Lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis. JFK came to understand the need to be ‘disciplined in self-restraint,’ as he put it in a 1963 speech. By . Peggy Noonan. Share. Resize.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 1962 (UPI) -- The United States cast anxious eyes today on Russia's latest Cuban aid maneuver -- construction of a "fishing port" that is expected to become a Red naval base ...