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Turkey     1959 Oct     Turkey and the United States sign an agreement for the deployment of fifteen nuclear-tipped Jupiter missiles in Turkey. June 1, 1961, is tentatively set as a target installation date for the first launch site.     1962 Apr     U.S. Jupiter missiles in Turkey become operational. All positions are reported "ready and manned" by U.S. personnel. A first-hand account of the Jupiter Missiles.

Cold-War-at-a-Glance 2003