Ricordi della crisi di Cuba ...

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Sono trascorsi 60 anni ...

… usni.org … The Submarines of October …

… usni.org … Task Force 135 On Course for Cuba …

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Mezzanotte è alle porte ...

… thebulletin.org … “Midnight is upon us”- the Cuban Missile Crisis as seen at the time, in one person’s words …

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La partecipazione del Canada ...

… usni.org … Cuban Crisis, Northern Vantage …

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Il ruolo pressoché sconosciuto che, in occasione della Crisi di Cuba, ebbe una particolare versione da ricognizione del bombardiere strategico supersonico Convair B-58 ...

It was during the Cuban Missile Crisis, with the two superpowers teetering on the brink of nuclear conflict, that Peeping Tom flew its only operational mission - as far as is known - in its Quick Check configuration.
On October 30, 1962, a joint Convair and General Dynamics crew took the specially modified Hustler along Cuba’s northern coast, its AN/APS-73 mapping the terrain of the Caribbean island, now home to Soviet R-12 medium-range ballistic missile (MRBMs), R-14 intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs), as well as cruise missiles, and Il-28 Beagle jet bombers.
All were capable of delivering nuclear payloads against U.S. targets.
“The AN/APS-73 was effective in providing detailed, all-weather terrain mapping at supersonic speeds over an 80-mile range, and the Cuba flight was duly performed at high speed,” Davies writes.
“The results achieved with the pod proved to be better at subsonic speeds, however.”

… thedrive.com/the-war-zone … The Convair RB-58 Recce Hustler’s Short But Fascinating Career …

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Nel 1983 vi fu una crisi che rischiò di far precipitare il mondo in una guerra nucleare fra Stati Uniti e Unione Sovietica.
E, con tutta probabilità, fu assai più pericolosa di quella del 1962 ...

… airandspaceforces.com … The Near Nuclear War of 1983 …

Per saperne di più ... "1983 - Reagan, Andropov and a World on the Brink" di Taylor Downing (2018) ... (Da Capo Press - Hachette Book Group) ...
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Gli RF-8A Crusader dell'US Navy e dell'USMC hanno svolto un importante, spesso dimenticato, pericoloso ruolo di ricognizione ad alta velocità e a bassa quota in un periodo in cui il mondo era sull'orlo del baratro …

… theaviationist.com … The Overlooked Role of the Vought RF-8A and VFP-62 in the Cuban Missile Crisis …

Per saperne di più … "Blue Moon Over Cuba - Aerial Reconnaissance during the Cuban Missile Crisis" … Autori Capt. William B. Ecker USN (ret.) & Kenneth V. Jack … Editore Osprey Publishing - 2012 …