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Chapter 1296 Cuban Missile Crisis (Second update, please subscribe)

After receiving the good news from Moscow, Li Yian was excited.

The reason for my excitement is not because of anything else, but because of today!

October 14, 1962!
Today... 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 strategies, although the Soviet Union was the biggest threat, it also had to guard against other countries.

It was the Cuban Missile Crisis that made the United States officially recognize the Soviet Union as its mortal 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 utmost to contain.

From then on, the United States never turned back on the path of "destroying the Soviet Union" and naturally relaxed its vigilance and precautions against the "second country".

And what does this mean?

Nanyang will truly enter a period of rapid development and will no longer have to worry about being suppressed as the "second largest country".

Because he was in a good mood and to express his gratitude to the Soviet Union, Li Yian went to Genting Highlands to comfort Anna and the others.

That night, Li Yian thanked them with actions.

When everything was over, Li Yian looked at the time on his watch and couldn't help but say:

"I said time goes by fast..."

At this moment, my mood was full of eager anticipation, excitement and anxiety, and I couldn't wait for the United States and the Soviet Union to start fighting immediately.

In fact, it was almost the same. For a moment, the anxious Li Yian even wanted to announce on behalf of the United States that the Soviet Union had deployed nuclear missiles in Cuba.

He is more enthusiastic about the outbreak of the Cuban Missile Crisis than the current US President Kennedy, but he needs to gather intelligence and make some strategic adjustments first.

For Nanyang, the most important thing is to play its full role in the "crisis" and take the most solid step towards Nanyang's entry into the UN Security Council.

That morning, the names and events of politicians from Khrushchev to Kennedy, from Castro to even Nehru who was about to be beaten, all emerged in his mind one by one.

"Everything is ready now, all we need is the east wind!"

In addition to expressing his feelings, Li Yian was more looking forward to it. After all, the shocking thirteen days that began today would be the closest time for mankind to a nuclear war.

Now that I am in the middle of it, how can I not be excited?

It is also after today that the Cold War, a seemingly calm but actually life-and-death bipolar situation, will be established. In this situation, it doesn't matter who is second or third, what matters is getting rid of the other party!

"Soviet Union, you can't be a coward!"

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On Sunday, October 1962, 10, in the early morning of this cloudless Sunday, an American U14 aircraft invaded Cuba again - flying over western Cuba from south to north, taking a large number of photos, and experts carefully studied and enlarged every picture in the photos.

A few hours later, the film was sent to Washington by plane and then to the National Image Processing Laboratory. Although there were large-scale printing equipment here, it still took almost a day and a night to develop all of them. In the inner room of this heavily guarded building, CIA photo analysts were looking at photos taken by reconnaissance planes from Cuba. Thanks to advanced aerial photography technology, all the photos were very clear.

Because as early as August, the Soviet Union discovered the missile launch site in Cuba through reconnaissance aircraft. Therefore, in the past 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 photo analyst wearing glasses once again looked at the thing in the photo with a magnifying glass, and his expression became solemn.

They identified a launch pad, many buildings from which ballistic missiles were launched, and a medium-range ballistic missile.

"This is an SS4 medium-range ballistic missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, with a range of over 2000 miles."

ss4 medium-range ballistic missile!

Almost the entire United States was within the range of Soviet missiles. It would only take a few minutes to deliver hydrogen bombs to Washington and New York!
Faced with such a situation, both the CIA and the Pentagon's generals felt a chill down their spines after seeing the aerial photos. They looked at each other in bewilderment, and unprecedented fear filled everyone's heart.

It was already clear that this was no longer a problem they could solve, and these aerial photos appeared over the White House just a few hours later.

Before the photo was sent to him, Kennedy's mind was still flashing with the scene from "Dr. No" which he had just watched last night - the scene where the heroine walked out of the water in a white bikini.

Before he could sigh in his heart at the sexy figure of the heroine, his scattered thoughts were disrupted by the sudden photo.

This kind of situation...is the first time Kennedy has faced it!
Missiles, Cuba, right at our doorstep!

Although a few months ago, in order to teach the Soviet Union a lesson, the United States once again shed blood on the issue of facilitating the deployment of missiles in the Middle East by the South China Sea, Kennedy was proud at that time, but what about now?
He was terrified because the missiles were right at his doorstep!
After a long while, Kennedy finally gave the order.

“Let the Secretary of State, the Chairman of the Joint Staff, the Attorney General and the Directors of the FBI and CIA.”

His voice seemed calm, but the tension in it betrayed his emotions. Soon, Maxwell Taylor, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Robert Kennedy, Attorney General, Hoover, Director of the FBI, John Alex McCone, Director of the CIA, Dean Rusk, Secretary of State, and generals from the Army, Navy, and Air Force of the Department of Defense arrived at the White House.

"You discovered the launch site they built in August, but it took almost two months for the White House to find out. What were you doing? What were the Pentagon and the CIA doing for so long?"

Kennedy's roar echoed in the Oval Office, his anger pouring out in front of these people, even though he asked so many whys.

But he understood why there had been no news for nearly two months regarding such a big matter involving the national security of the United States!
Once again, he was tricked by the generals and those CIA guys!
"After the Bay of Pigs," the military and CIA hardliners were eager for revenge, but they needed a reason!
So, they suppressed this information and waited until the Soviets were almost ready, and then handed the hot potato to him.

Faced with this situation, how could Kennedy not be angry?

Now the situation is urgent!

Jacqueline came in and took her two children away, not wanting them to disturb the furious Kennedy.

"John, calm down."

Only Attorney General Robert Kennedy dared to speak up to smooth things over at this time. Although he was also extremely angry in his heart, he knew that now was not the time to lose his temper. It would not be too late to deal with these guys after the incident was over:

"The most important thing right now is to solve the problem, not to pursue previous issues. It won't be too late to deal with this matter after the problem is solved."

Although Dulles, as the director of the CIA, was to blame, at this time he just half closed his eyes and did not explain. The CIA 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 veteran who had stood through several dynasties, he still managed to get through it, but the price was the resignation of his trusted deputy director.

Facing Attorney General Robert's attempt to smooth things over, Dulles simply said in a calm tone:

"Mr. President, the Soviet Union deployed not anti-aircraft missiles in Cuba, but SS4 medium-range ballistic missiles, which can carry a 50-ton nuclear warhead and can reach and destroy any city in the United States within minutes."

Dulles' reminder made everyone frown and their faces became more solemn.

"The most important thing now is to find out how many missiles of this type Cuba has and how much harm they pose to the United States."

FBI Director Hoover said coldly,

“Whether the United States can afford it is a big question.”

"If we take the initiative to attack and eliminate the threat in the initial stage, will the Air Force be able to do so?"

In response to the president's question, Joint Chiefs Chairman Maxwell Taylor responded with a straightforward rhetorical question.

"Mr. President, the most critical thing right now is whether we are mentally prepared to confront the Soviets. We must spare no effort to make them understand that this is the beginning of a nuclear war!"

Although the United States declared the "Monroe Doctrine" as early as its founding, the European powers never took the Monroe Doctrine seriously. At most, they expressed respect and then paid verbal respect. This situation continued until before World War I.

But after World War I, especially after World War II, everything was different. America had long been truly America for the Americans, and the Caribbean was America's back garden. Faced with the reality of being stabbed in the ass, the United States could not retreat no matter what.

Moreover, on the issue of Cuba, both the military and the CIA advocated a complete solution to the problem.

"If we back down 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. Didn't he know what would happen if Cuba was in the hands of the Russians?

Now he understands!
Facing the reality, Kennedy frowned - what should he do now? Should he let them control him?

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maxwell also expressed his support for responding with the most powerful countermeasures.

Kennedy nodded and finally made up his mind:
"It is necessary to determine the number of Soviet missiles, and the Pentagon to develop an operational plan."

This is the first time since its founding that the United States has faced such a serious threat.

Finally, Kennedy asked Secretary of State Dean Rusk to inform the allies to gain support, and even emphasized:

"Nanyang, we must win their support. Don't they want to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council? Tell them that the United States can propose and support them, but... they must stand on the side of the free world. On the other hand... the free world needs their "Yongchang-class" destroyers!"

What is needed is not the "Yongchang" class destroyer, but the Tomahawk cruise missiles on the destroyer that can be used to "behead"! If a war breaks out, Castro... no, the Soviet missile base will be bombed at the first opportunity!
"Tell him that this concerns the safety of the entire free world!"

"I see!"

The moment Dean finished speaking, Kennedy immediately waved his hand and said:

"Forget it, I'll call him myself!"

Almost immediately, and every hour thereafter, there was an American aerial reconnaissance force over Cuba. This time, the United States wanted to find out not whether there were any, but how many there were.

More and clearer images were sent to the Image Processing Laboratory in Washington. While technical experts were studying the enlarged images at the Pentagon's analysis center, the US military was also mobilizing.

(End of this chapter)