A Crisis Then, a Memory Now

The original caption says, "Show of force: Cuban Army prepares defences for US attack"  Reuters

What we call the Cuban missile crisis is known as the Caribbean crisis in Russia (then, the USSR) and the October crisis in Cuba. It happened 50 years ago this month, and in Cuba, there are still physical reminders of it around to remind anyone who might be likely to forget (story and video): http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19949561