August Heats Up

Follow the events of August 1962, as Cold War tensions continue to unfold in the run-up to the Cuban missile crisis.

BY RACHEL DOBBS | AUGUST 2, 2012

Examine the events of August 1962 in detail as Foreign Policy continues its retelling of the Cuban missile crisis, 50 years later:

Aug. 3, 1962

The Soviet ship Divnogorsk, shown above, arrives in the port of Mariel, Cuba. Soviet military headquarters staff are on board.

Aug. 5, 1962

The Soviet cargo ship Bardin leaves for Cuba from Sevastopol carrying equipment for Soviet headquarters staff.

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Rachel Dobbs is a research assistant with the Cuban Missile Crisis +50 project. You can follow the project on Twitter at @missilecrisis62.