60th Anniversary - Cuban Missile Crisis

Sixty years ago, in October, 1962, intelligence professionals across multiple agencies faced one of the gravest crises of the Cold War.

The need for timely and accurate intelligence was paramount to U.S. decision-makers in determining the handling of the crisis, with every available intelligence source mined for information. Aerial reconnaissance quickly gained critical importance, providing a means to both visually verify intelligence gleaned from other disciplines and provide concrete photographic evidence of Soviet missiles that could be shared with allies and adversaries around the world, should the need arise.

Sixty years later, as we face a renewed great power competition and threats of nuclear aggression, the Cuban Missile Crisis continues to provide lessons that speak to us today. Then, as now, the ability of the IC to deliver a multi-intelligence perspective to decision-makers, providing the advantage in timely, accurate and comprehensive information, can prove critical to resolving crises and averting war.

Take a look back at this moment in history through the lens of NGA predecessor, the National Photographic Interpretation Center (NPIC).

Read more here 👉https://www.nga.mil/history/Cuban_Mis...

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