Explore 20 vintage images from the Cuban Missile Crisis, capturing key events, political leaders, and tense moments from 1962 ...
On October 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy addressed the American public and revealed that the Soviet Union was placing nuclear missiles in Cuba, 90 miles from the US coast. Within hours, the ...
On October 27, 1962, one Soviet submarine nearly launched a nuclear torpedo and pushed the world toward disaster. That single ...
The series features rich archive footage and evocative stills. It's hosted by Max Kennedy and Nina Khrushcheva, relatives of the leaders who brought the world back from the brink of nuclear catastroph ...