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October 10, 1962politicalpoliticscommunicationsnational securitydomestic politicspublic warning

Senator Keating says Soviet offensive missiles are in Cuba before the White House goes public

Senator Kenneth Keating publicly says the Soviet Union has placed offensive missiles in Cuba. The claim increases political pressure on the Kennedy administration before the U-2 photographs are announced to the public. It becomes an early public sign that the issue is breaking into open debate.