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Deactivated Cold-War missiles on display in Havana.
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A deactivated missile is displayed at a site with Soviet-made Cold War relics at La Cabana fortress in Havana, October 15, 2012.REUTERS-Desmond Boyla
Tourists visit a site displaying Soviet-made Cold War relics at La Cabana fortress in Havana, October 13, 2012. The 13-day Cuban missile crisis began on Oct. 16, 1962, when President John F. Kennedy first learned the Soviet Union was installing missiles in Cuba, off the Florida coast. REUTERS-Desmond Boylan
A wing of a U.S. Air Force U2 reconnaissance aircraft downed by the Soviets in Cuba in 1962 is displayed along with other Soviet-made Cold War relics at La Cabana fortress in Havana, October 13, 2012.REUTERS-Desmond Boylan
A deactivated Soviet-era SS-4 medium range nuclear capable ballistic missile is displayed at La Cabana fortress in Havana, October 15, 2012. REUTERS-Desmond Boyla
A deactivated V-75 surface-to-air anti-aircraft missile is displayed at a site with Soviet-made Cold War relics at La Cabana fortress in Havana, October 13, 2012. REUTERS-Desmond Boylan
A soldier guards a site with Soviet-made Cold War relics displayed at La Cabana fortress in Havana October 15, 2012. REUTERS-Desmond Boylan
A deactivated Soviet-era SS-4 medium range nuclear capable ballistic missile is displayed at La Cabana fortress in Havana, October 13, 2012. REUTERS-Desmond Boyla
A deactivated V-75 surface-to-air anti-aircraft missile is displayed at a site with Soviet-made Cold War relics at La Cabana fortress in Havana, October 15, 2012. REUTERS-Desmond Boylan
A tourist takes a picture beside a deactivated Soviet-era SS-4 medium range nuclear capable ballistic missile on display at La Cabana fortress in Havana, August 12, 2012. REUTERS-Desmond Boylan