Witness History
Witness History
Cuban Missile Crisis: The photos
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October 17, 2022
11 minutes
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In 1962, the Cuban missile crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Jo Fidgen spoke to American Intelligence officer Dino Brugioni who played a crucial role as the crisis unfolded. Dino was a CIA expert whose job was to interpret the photographs of missiles in Cuba.
This programme was first broadcast in 2012.
(Photo: Dino Brugioni. Credit: The Washington Post/Getty Images)