1.0.0 · First public release
- Published on Cloudflare Workers at cubancrisis1962.com.
- HTTPS and www redirects keep links on the main site, preserving page addresses and search queries.
- The release includes the historical chapters, thirteen-day timeline, people and equipment profiles, maps, numbered references, search, privacy and terms.
0.10.0 · Terms, privacy and contact
- A terms page explains historical accuracy, copyright, image licences, contributions and corrections.
- The privacy statement now covers responsibility for personal information, email forwarding, retention, rights and international processing alongside analytics and search.
- The About page and footer identify this as Julian Mullins’s personal history site, with hello@cubancrisis1962.com for questions and corrections.
- Terms are linked in every footer and included in site search and the sitemap.
0.9.0 · Thor and Jupiter range map
- A European map compares Britain’s Thor force with Jupiter deployments in Italy and Turkey.
- Independent range overlays use 1,500 nautical miles, with any of the twenty RAF stations selectable as the Thor origin.
- Jupiter reference points represent the wider deployment areas around Gioia del Colle and İzmir–Çiğli; approximate locations and range assumptions are explained and cited.
- The map is linked from the existing Cuba map, Thor directory, equipment profiles and navigation, and included in search and the sitemap.
0.8.0 · Cuba map and photographic evidence
- An interactive map with Cuba, Caribbean and missile-range views, selectable layers, approximate missile areas, a schematic quarantine line and dated ship positions.
- Period range estimates distinguish the deployed R-12 from the planned R-14 force, whose missiles never arrived.
- Two original reconnaissance photographs with numbered reading guides, original-image views and individual credits.
- New pages linked from the homepage, navigation, relevant chapters and equipment profiles, and included in search and the sitemap.
0.7.0 · Myths and numbered references
- Sixteen myths and mistakes examined, with corrections, evidence and links to the fuller accounts.
- Numbered references replace repeated source boxes throughout the site.
- A collapsible source list at the bottom of each cited page opens when a reference is selected, with links back to the text.
- Sources are numbered in reading order and repeated references to the same document share a number.
0.6.0 · Equipment, operations and political choices
- All seventeen equipment profiles expanded with operational detail, section navigation and references.
- All thirteen daily accounts expanded and linked to the people making the decisions.
- Ten political profiles now examine specific choices and diplomatic exchanges in greater depth.
- A comparison of quarantine, air strike and invasion explains the options on 20 October.
- Jupiter’s nominal range corrected to 1,500 nautical miles, approximately 2,780 kilometres.
0.5.0 · Fuller profiles and the Thor story
- All twenty-seven people profiles expanded with background, decisions, significance, section references and links to connected people.
- A fuller Thor chapter covering the missile, RAF crews, dual control, bases, testing, October readiness, withdrawal and surviving sites.
- Four additional credited photographs: air transport, a 1959 test launch, Harrington remains and the Cosford museum display.
- A responsive equipment explainer and expanded Thor equipment facts.
0.4.1 · Photographs on people profiles
- Twenty-three additional historical photographs, bringing the number of illustrated people profiles to twenty-four.
- Responsive profile introductions with dated captions, creator credits, source records, reuse terms and full-image links.
- Portrait metadata for search engines, with unresolved image permissions recorded separately.
0.4.0 · Clearer navigation and equipment photographs
- A larger masthead, visible section links and desktop search, with a grouped section directory and mobile shortcuts.
- Twenty additional photographs across all seventeen equipment profiles, including each of the three British V-bombers.
- Readable image captions, individual creator and licence credits, and clear dates for museum views and photographs from other years.
0.3.0 · Equipment, viewing and readable sources
- Readable source titles beside the text, plus a larger, searchable source register grouped by type.
- Seventeen profiles of missiles, aircraft, ships and submarines, including Britain’s Thor missiles and V-bombers.
- A guide to six documentaries and films, clearly separating documentary, historical drama and fiction.
- New entries added to navigation, search and the sitemap.
0.2.0 · More visual context
- Muted blue replaces red across the site, maps and sharing artwork.
- Three additional archival photographs, with dates, credits and rights records.
- New diagrams explain the key dates, final negotiations, Black Saturday and Britain’s Thor force.
- Personal bylines removed; Cloudflare Web Analytics configured with production-only loading and a browser opt-out.
0.1.0 · First preview
- The crisis day by day, with chapters on its origins, discovery, quarantine, settlement and aftermath.
- Britain, the Thor missiles and a directory of the twenty RAF stations.
- Profiles of key people, source references, credited photographs, maps and explanatory diagrams.
- Responsive layouts, site search, structured metadata and a search-engine sitemap.
- Version numbers and support for Cloudflare Web Analytics on the production domain.
Historical corrections and future additions will be documented in subsequent versions.