Operation Anadyr

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Operation Anadyr was the secret Soviet military plan in 1962 to deploy nuclear missiles and other forces to Cuba, triggering the Cuban Missile Crisis.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cold War operation
Soviet military operation
military operation
aim altering strategic nuclear balance with United States
deployment of Soviet nuclear missiles to Cuba
strengthening Cuban defense against United States
codename Anadyr
commandedBy Nikita Khrushchev
conflict Cold War
country Soviet Union
endTime 1962-11
followedBy Soviet withdrawal of missiles from Cuba
hasCharacteristic clandestine deployment
secret
strategic deception
hasCommander Nikita Khrushchev
Rodion Malinovsky
Sergei Biryuzov
hasEffect 1962 nuclear standoff
Cuban Missile Crisis
hasParticipant Cuba
Soviet Union
includes deployment of Soviet air defense units
deployment of Soviet air force units
deployment of Soviet ground forces
deployment of Soviet naval forces
deployment of intermediate-range ballistic missiles
deployment of medium-range ballistic missiles
deployment of tactical nuclear weapons
location Caribbean Sea
Cuba
Western Hemisphere
namedAfter Anadyr River
Anadyr region in Soviet Far East
objective deter U.S. invasion of Cuba
secure Soviet strategic foothold in Western Hemisphere
opposedBy John F. Kennedy administration
United States
organizedBy Soviet Armed Forces
partOf Cuban Missile Crisis
plannedBy Soviet Union
startTime 1962
1962-05
uses Il-28 bomber
R-12 Dvina missile
R-14 Chusovaya missile
Soviet surface-to-air missiles
Soviet tactical nuclear weapons
civilian cargo ships for military transport
maritime transport of troops and equipment

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Cuban Missile Crisis
relatedTo

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