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  The Atomic Age: American Nuclear History from the Manhattan Project to the Cuban Missile Crisis: A Resource Guide

Postwar America and the Bomb

Cuban Missile Crisis

October 23, 1962 photo taken by U.S. reconnaissance plane showing military buildup of weapons in Cuba. Reproduced from Time-Life Photo of the Week.)

Avalon Project: Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath
Yale Law School's Avalon Project presents the Foreign Relations of the United States series about the Cuban Missile Crisis. The series, comprising, 275 items, is " the official documentary historical record" of the crisis.

Documents Relating to American Foreign Policy: The Cuban Missile Crisis
Peruse links to web sites and primary source material relating to the crisis on this page, created by Professor Vincent Ferraro of Mt. Holyoke College.

New Evidence on the Cuban Missile Crisis
This collection from the Cold War International History Project Virtual Archive, sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, offers dozens of publications commenting on documents that have recently emerged that shed light on the Cuban Missile Crisis.

New Evidence on the Cuban Missile Crisis
This collection from the Cold War International History Project Virtual Archive, sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, offers dozens of publications commenting on documents that have recently emerged that shed light on the Cuban Missile Crisis.

National Security Agency: Cuban Missile Crisis
A synopsis of the crisis and an extensive document archive are offered on this NSA site.

Real 13 Days: Hidden History of Cuban Missile Crisis
This well-produced and informative site, maintained by the National Security Archive of George Washington University, offers primary and secondary materials relating to the Cuban Missile Crisis and its importance in Cold War history. Resources include a chronology of the crisis; audio, visual, and textual documents; and analysis by leading historians.

U.S. State Department: Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath
This site from the U.S. Department of State contains archived memos and briefing papers on the Cuban Missile Crisis and its aftermath.

The World On the Brink: John F. Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis
The online version of a museum exhibition, this rich web site includes a detailed chronicle of the thirteen days of the crisis, numerous primary sources (including photographs, audio files, and documents), and a suggested bibliography.

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Atomic Archive: Historical Documents—Cuban Missile Crisis
The AJ Software and Multimedia companion site to its Atomic Archive CD-ROM includes a page linking to primary source material documenting the crisis.

Nuclearfiles.org: Cuban Missile Crisis
This portion of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation site includes a concise summary of the crisis, as well as links to a biography of Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and timelines, as well as several external links.

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