rumors started in Washington. On
             August 10, John McCone, director of the CIA, sent the President a letter
             stating his belief that the Soviets were placing MRBMs in Cuba. On August
             29, a U-2 on a reconnaissance flight over Cuba revealed the presence of SA-2
             SAM (Surface-to-Air-Missile) sites. On September 4, to calm the Congress
             and public, Kennedy announced that there were Soviet missiles in Cuba, but
             that since they were defensive and not offensive, the US had nothing to worry
             about. Pressured by Congress, Kennedy ordered another U-2 flight over
             Cuba for October 9. However it was delayed until Sunday, October 14.
             After the pictures from the reconnaissance flight were analyzed, the
             National Photographic Interpretation Center found what at first were thought
             to be more surface-to-air missile sites. A closer look, however, showed six
             much larger SS-4 nuclear missiles; each 60 to 65 feet long. They now knew
             they had a big problem. President Kennedy was informed of the missiles
             during breakfast the next day. It was now clear to him that the Soviets had
             been purposefully deceiving him for months. Kennedy immediately
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