Remembering History: President Kennedy Embarks On A Blockade Against Cuba After the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961, Kennedy signed a quarantine order of Cuba via political and economic means in 1962. The failed coup fueled the decision, but the discovery of Soviet nuclear missiles on the island pointed directly at the U.S. spurred immediate action on Kennedy's part. The naval blockade remained until Russian bombers departed the island.

President Kennedy Embarks On A Blockade Against Cuba After the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961, Kennedy signed a quarantine order of Cuba via political and economic means in 1962. The failed coup fueled the decision, but the discovery of Soviet nuclear missiles on the island pointed directly at the U.S. spurred immediate action on Kennedy's part. The naval blockade remained until Russian bombers departed the island.

President Kennedy Embarks On A Blockade Against Cuba After the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961, Kennedy signed a quarantine order of Cuba via political and economic means in 1962. The failed coup fueled the decision, but the discovery of Soviet nuclear missiles on the island pointed directly at the U.S. spurred immediate action on Kennedy's part. The naval blockade remained until Russian bombers departed the island.