Khrushchev announces the Soviet Union will dismantle and remove the missiles from Cuba

Radio Moscow broadcasts Nikita Khrushchev's public message accepting a settlement. He says the Soviet government has ordered the offensive weapons in Cuba to be dismantled, crated, and returned to the Soviet Union in exchange for U.S. assurances against invading Cuba. The announcement ends the most dangerous phase of the standoff and marks a diplomatic retreat from the brink of nuclear war.