print email comment close Cuban Missile Crisis URL: http://www.nsa.gov/public_info/declass/cuban_missile_crisis/index.shtml Description: The National Security Agency's analysis of the Cuban Missile Crisis, a conflict that occurred in October 1962 that almost sent the United States and the Soviet Union into nuclear war. Contains an extensive document archive of declassified files associated with the crisis and a full-length synopsis of events. This site highlights the role that signals intelligence (SIGINT) played in the crisis. Author: Johnson, Thomson, R.; Hatch, David A. Publisher: United States. National Security Agency Extra Keywords russia, cuba Library of Congress Subject Headings: Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 LII Database Information: Record 9335 created by Sue Kane on 12/30/2000 Last modification on 01/27/2009 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 09/19/2006 Published: 12/30/2000   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/9335