President kennedy prevented completion of missile bases in cuba by approving a

President kennedy prevented completion of missile bases in cuba by approving a naval blockade.

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy imposed a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba following U.S. spy planes found Soviet missile sites on the Communist-ruled island. In a televised speech, the president said the medium-range nuclear weapons arrayed at nearly completed bases were capable of striking major American cities, including Washington.

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