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U 2 Overflights Deepen Cuba Crisis in Cold War Tension
U S overflights of Cuba persist amid a crisis echoing 1962 missile fears. Kennedy had authorized aerial surveillance to verify Soviet missiles were not reintroduced. Johnson reaffirmed the policy, citing legal grounds and practical need to curb offensive missiles, while Castro risks escalating tensions.
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David Wise
Herald Tribune
Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Fidel Castro
U. S
Cuba
Kennedy
Johnson
Organization of American States
Castro
Havana
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Central Intelligence Agency