Fifteen years into the cold war, the new American president and the Soviet premier met in Vienna to discuss the east-west confrontation. They resolved nothing. The superpowers continued to increase their military strength. The Soviets felt threatened because the U.S. still had more missiles. Some of those missiles were based in Turkey. These tensions eventually led to a confrontation in Cuba.
The crisis began on Monday, October 15, when photos revealed SS-4 nuclear missiles in Cuba. This confrontation lasted 14 days. On Sunday, October 28, Premier Nikita Khrushchev, announced over the radio that the Soviets would dismantle their nuclear missiles in Cuba.
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