在信息泄露之后的这段时间里，苏联否认在古巴部署了任何导弹，并告诉美国人，他们不想卷入任何对抗和加剧紧张局势。美国人对俄罗斯人的不信任很快得到了证实。8月下旬，一架美国侦察机拍下了古巴土壤上的一些装置。即使有了证据，肯尼迪总统仍然相信这些是为了防御目的而建造的，因为古巴人担心美国再次入侵古巴。在会见了苏联大使后，肯尼迪总统表达了他对军事设施的担忧，并经常被告知不要担心，在古巴没有进攻性导弹，军事建设也不重要。经过更多的侦察飞行，使用U2的载人飞机，美国能够确认核导弹的位置和数量，这导致美国政府的混乱。
苏格兰论文代写:信息泄露
During this period after various leaks of information, the Soviets denied any missiles being placed in Cuba and told the Americans' that they did not want to enter into any confrontation and raise tensions. American distrust of the Russians was soon confirmed. In late August an American reconnaissance plane photographed a number of installations on Cuban soil. Even with the proof President Kennedy was still convinced that these were built for defensive purposes on the part of the Cubans' fearing an invasion of Cuba again by the Americans. After meeting the Soviet Ambassador, President Kennedy voiced his concerns over the installations and was constantly told not to worry, that there was no offensive missiles in Cuba and that the military buildup was insignificant. After more reconnaissance flights, using U2 manned planes, the United States was able to confirm the location and amount of nuclear missiles, this lead to confusion in the United States Government.
