The Other Missiles of October: Declassified Documents on Jupiter Missiles, 1957-1963

Philip Nash's historical analysis, drawing on recently declassified documents, examines the role of U.S. Jupiter missiles in Italy and Turkey during the Cold War. The work details their deployment from 1957 to 1963 and their significance in the Cuban Missile Crisis. The author is affiliated with Gazi University.

Use Cases

• Analyzing Cold War nuclear strategy based on the discussion of Jupiter missile deployment.
• Studying international credibility and alliance politics based on the described U.S. decision-making rationale.
• Researching crisis diplomacy and compromise based on the account of the Cuban Missile Crisis resolution.
• Examining historical document analysis based on the use of declassified sources.

Strengths

• Analysis is based on recently declassified government documents.
• Focuses on a specific, historically significant weapon system (Jupiter missiles) and time period (1957-1963).
• Provides a detailed narrative linking missile deployment to a major international crisis.

Limitations

• The dataset appears to be a single historical text; row count, columns, and file formats are unknown.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Philip Nash, Gazi University

Collection Method

Historical research and analysis of declassified documents.

Time Range

1957-1963

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

United States, Italy, Turkey, Soviet Union, Cuba