What role did U-2 spy planes play in the Cuban Missile Crisis?
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Correct answer: They photographed Soviet missile sites in Cuba
U-2 reconnaissance aircraft provided photographic evidence of Soviet missile installations in Cuba. These images gave the Kennedy administration proof of the threat and shaped its response.
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