Chapter 1296 Cuban Missile Crisis (Second update, please subscribe)
After receiving the good news from Moscow, Li Yian was excited.
The reason why I am excited is not because of anything else, but because of today!
October 14, 1962!
This day...the world is peaceful, but what about tomorrow?
"Tomorrow, the whole world will change!"
Tomorrow is the day when the "Cuban Missile Crisis" breaks out.
Before this day, although the United States regarded the Soviet Union as an imaginary enemy, when formulating its strategy, although the Soviet Union was the biggest threat, it also had to guard against other countries.
The "Cuban Missile Crisis" made it officially clear to the United States that it regarded the Soviet Union as a life-or-death enemy. At the same time, it also acknowledged that the Soviet Union was indeed a superpower and an opponent that the United States should do its best to contain.
Since then, the United States has been on the "road to kill the Soviet Union" forever, and it has naturally relaxed its vigilance and precautions against the "second child".
And what does this mean?
Nanyang will truly enter a period of rapid development, and there will no longer be the need to worry about being suppressed as the "second child".
Because he was in a good mood and in order to express his gratitude to the Soviet Union, Li Yian went to Genting Plateau to express his condolences to Anna and the others.
Although Anna’s identity has been known for a long time, Anna herself confessed a few years ago. Not only her, but also Mia and Lana’s twin sisters also confessed their Yanzi identity. Identity, on the one hand, is the relationship of many years, and on the other hand, it is for protection. Then, everything is natural. The flowers bloom and they have to be cut off. Besides, I have wanted to do it for a long time.
The three of them all live here in Genting Plateau, and the cooling air begins to heat up with Li Yian's arrival. When Li Yian regains a little energy, the female knight can't wait.
"Are you going to be a knight again?"
Li Yian raised his eyebrows with a smirk on his face and said proudly,
"Thankfully, I have amazing charm...ah."
There is not one female jockey, but three. The main thing is cooperation. Some are riding horses and galloping, while others are protecting the law. Especially the two gorgeous, almost indistinguishable faces are trying to please the left and right with blurred eyes. , he must be unable to control his mood.
This night was sleepless. Li Yian thanked the Russians in a personal way. For the young Mia sisters... although they fully demonstrated the Russians' ability to fight bad wars, they still ended up being bad. Into a paralyzed mud.
When everything was over, Li Yian looked at the time on his watch and couldn't help but said:
"I said time is really going fast..."
My mood at this time, It is full of eager expectations, excitement and uneasiness, and it is eager for the United States and the Soviet Union to start fighting immediately.
In fact, it was pretty much the same. For a moment, the anxious Li Yian wanted to announce for the United States that the Soviet Union had deployed nuclear missiles in Cuba.
As for the outbreak of the Cuban Missile Crisis, he was more enthusiastic than the current US President Kennedy, but he now needs to collect intelligence and make some strategic adjustments.
For Nanyang, the most important thing is to fully play its role in the "crisis", so as to take the most solid step for Nanyang to join the UN Security Council.
That morning, the names and events of these politicians, from Khrushchev to Kennedy, from Castro and even Nehru, who was about to be beaten, came to his mind one by one.
“Everything is ready now, all we need is the east wind!”
In addition to sighing, Li Yian is also looking forward to it. After all, the shocking thirteen days that will begin today will be the first time that mankind will The closest thing to nuclear war.
Can you not be excited now that you are in it?
It is also after today that the Cold War will be established, a bipolar situation that looks peaceful but is actually life-and-death. In this situation, it doesn't matter who is second or third best, what's important is to get rid of the other party!
"Soviet Union, you must not be cowardly!"
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On Sunday, October 14, 1962, in the early morning of this cloudless Sunday, a An American U2 aircraft once again invaded Cuba - flying over western Cuba from south to north, taking a large number of photos, and experts carefully studied every frame in the enlarged photos.
A few hours later, the film was sent to Washington by plane and then to the National Image Processing Laboratory. Although there was a large-scale printing equipment here, it still took almost a day and a night to develop all the films. Coming out, in the inner room of this heavily guarded building, CIA photo analysts were looking at the photos taken by the reconnaissance aircraft from Cuba. Thanks to the advanced aerial photography technology, all the photos were very clear.
Because as early as August, the Soviet missile launch site in Cuba was discovered through reconnaissance aircraft. Therefore, in the past nearly two months, they have been paying attention to the progress of the missile launch site.
And now... they finally saw what they were most worried about.
The picture analyst wearing glasses looked at the thing in the photo with a magnifying glass again, his expression became solemn.
They recognized a launch pad, many buildings for launching ballistic missiles, a medium-range ballistic missile.
“This is the SS4 medium-range ballistic missile, which can carry nuclear warheads and has a range of more than 2,000 miles.”
SS4 medium-range ballistic missile!
Almost the entire United States is within the range of Soviet missiles. It only takes a few minutes to hit Washington and New York with hydrogen bombs!
Faced with such a situation, whether it was the CIA or the Pentagon generals, after seeing the aerial photos, they all felt a chill down their backs. While they looked at each other, unprecedented fear permeated everyone. human heart.
It was already obvious that this was no longer a problem they could solve. These aerial photos appeared in the White House just a few hours later.
Before the photos were sent, Kennedy's mind was still flashing with the scene from "Dr. No" that he had just watched last night - the heroine walking out of the water in a white bikini. That shot.
Before he could feel the heroine's sexy figure in his heart. My scattered thoughts were disrupted by the sudden photo.
This situation... it was the first time for Kennedy to face it!
Missiles, Cuba, are at your doorstep!
Although a few months ago, in order to show some color to the Soviet Union, the United States made another bloodshed on the issue of prompting Nanyang to deploy missiles to the Middle East. At that time, Kennedy was proud, but what about now?
He is scared because the missile is right at his doorstep!
After a long time, Kennedy finally spoke and gave instructions. "Let the Secretary of State, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Attorney General and the Directors of the FBI and CIA."
His voice seemed calm, but the tension in it betrayed his mood.
Soon, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maxwell Taylor, Attorney General Robert Kennedy, FBI Director Hoover, CIA Director John Alex McCone, Secretary of State Dean Lax Generals from Russia, the Ministry of Defense, the Army, Navy and Air Force all arrived at the White House.
"You discovered the launch site they built in August, and it took almost two months for the White House to find out. What are you doing? What have the Pentagon and the CIA been doing for so long!"
Kennedy's roaring voice echoed in the Oval Office, and his anger poured out in front of these people, even as he asked so many questions about why.
But he understood why there was no news for nearly two months on such a big matter, involving the national security of the United States!
He was once again set up by the generals and the CIA guys!
"After the Bay of Pigs", hardliners in the military and the CIA are eager for revenge, but they need a reason!
So, they suppressed this information and waited until the Soviets were almost ready before handing the hot potato into his hands.
Faced with this situation, how could Kennedy not be angry?
Now is the time!
Jacqueline walked in and took a pair of children away, not wanting the children to disturb the furious Kennedy.
"John, calm down."
Only Attorney General Robert Kennedy dared to smooth things over at this time. Although he was also extremely angry in his heart, he knew that this was not the time to get angry. time, after the incident is over, it will not be too late to deal with these guys:
"The most critical thing now is to solve the problem, rather than to pursue the previous matter. It will not be too late to deal with this matter after the matter is resolved."
As the director of the CIA, Dulles, although It was hard to escape the blame, but at this time, he just half-closed his eyes and refused to explain. The CIA had lost all face in the "Bay of Pigs Incident", and Dulles, who planned all this, was naturally the first to bear the brunt. However, as a man who had experienced many dynasties, Despite being a fallen veteran, he still managed to survive, but at the cost of the resignation of his trusted deputy director.
Faced with Attorney General Robert's roundup, Dulles just said in a calm tone:
"Mr. President, what the Soviet Union deployed in Cuba was not anti-aircraft missiles, but SS4 medium-range ballistic missiles. The missile can carry a 500,000-ton nuclear warhead, and it can reach and destroy any city in the United States within a few minutes."
Dulles's reminder made everyone frown and their expressions became even darker. Solemn.
"The most important thing now is to find out how many such missiles Cuba has and how harmful it is to the United States."
FBI Director Hoover said coldly,
"Can the United States It is a big question to be able to withstand it. "
"If we take the first attack and eliminate the threat at the initial stage, can the Air Force be able to do it?"
Faced with the president's inquiry? , Maxwell Taylor, Chairman of the Joint Meeting, responded with a straightforward rhetorical question.
"Mr. President, the most critical thing at the moment is whether we are mentally prepared for a showdown with the Soviets, and we will do whatever it takes to make the Soviets understand that this is the beginning of a nuclear war!"
Although As early as the founding of the United States, the United States proclaimed the "Monroe Doctrine", but the European powers never took the Monroe Doctrine seriously. At most, they only expressed respect and then verbally respected it. This situation continued until World War I. Before.
But after World War I, especially after World War II, everything changed. The Americas belong to Americans and have already lived up to their name. The Caribbean is the back garden of the United States. Faced with the reality of being poked in the chrysanthemum, no matter what No matter what, the United States cannot retreat.
And regarding the Cuban issue, both the military and the CIA advocate a complete solution to the problem.
“If we all retreat in Cuba, how can European countries still believe that the United States is determined to maintain world order and protect them?”
Dulles once again reminded the president in front of him.
The reason why last year's "Bay of Pigs Incident" turned into a joke was because of this young man's indecision. Did he not know what the outcome would be if Cuba was in the hands of the Russians?
Now he understands!
Facing the reality, Kennedy's brows furrowed into a knot - what to do now? Are you at their mercy?
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maxwell also expressed his support for the most powerful countermeasures.
Kennedy nodded and finally made up his mind:
"The number of Soviet missiles must be determined, and the Pentagon will formulate a combat plan."
This is the first time the United States has faced such a major crisis since the founding of the country. threaten.
In the end, Kennedy asked Secretary of State Dean Rusk to tell the allies to seek support, and even specifically emphasized:
"Nanyang, we must win their support, they are not trying to become the United Nations A permanent member of the Security Council? Tell them that the United States can propose and support him, but... they must stand on the side of the free world, and the other... the free world needs their "Yongchang-class" destroyers! "
What is needed is not the "Yongchang" class destroyer, but the Tomahawk cruise missile that can be used to "decapitate" the destroyer! If war breaks out, Castro will be bombed as soon as possible... no, the Soviet missile base will be bombed!
“Tell him, this is related to the safety of the entire free world!”
“I understand!”
The moment Dean finished speaking, Kennedy immediately waved his hand again Said:
“Forget it, I’ll call him myself!”
Almost immediately, and every hour from then on, there were U.S. aerial reconnaissance forces over Cuba. This time, the United States wanted to find out not whether there were any, but how many.
More and clearer images were sent to the Image Processing Laboratory in Washington. As technical experts studied the magnified images at the Pentagon's analysis center, U.S. military forces were also mobilized.
(End of this chapter)