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civilian official across the gate, and into East Berlin,
demonstrating that the U.S. was holding firm on its right of
access. Then the Russians moved military tanks up to the gate to
prevent further entrance into East Berlin. It was their last big
bluff. For the first time, the United States began acting tough.
American war tanks immediately rolled up to the gate, their guns
aimed point-blank at the Russian tanks. Then another U.S. Convoy
with a State Department official started through the gate.
The Russian tanks, with U.S. tanks aiming their guns
right at them, made no effort to stop the convoy. After this, the
Russian tanks lumbered on away.
Khrushchev pays no attention to President Kennedy's
words. He respects only actions. This time there was action--a
show of FORCE! This time the Soviet Union did the retreating. And
now, the Russian leader says he has postponed making his threatened
treaty.
Krushchev did go ahead with his 30-plus megaton nuclear
test-explosion. Its only purpose was to FRIGHTEN the world. It
backfired! Immediately, while showing FORCE at Berlin U.S.
officials at Washington officially told the world that, even if
Russia struck first with a surprise nuclear attack, the U. S. could
withstand and survive anything they could deliver--but, before a
second night's attack Russia would be blasted out of existence!
This is a kind of talk never before hurled out between
nations in the history of the world!
This ought to make us realize the kind of world, and the
TIME in which we live!
Then for the first time American officials disclosed
actual facts and figures, showing the U.S. far ahead of Russia in
war power--many times the number and total megatonage of nuclear
bombs--a three to one superiority in missiles--3,640 jet bombers
poised for instantaneous delivery of thousands of megatons of
nuclear destruction to completely obliterate Russia, compared to a
maximum of 350 possessed by the Soviet.
Of course Khrushchev knew all these facts, anyway--but
the world didn't.
Another thing, Khrushchev right now is a VERY FRIGHTENED
MAN HIMSELF! He is not so much frightened by U.S. military
superiority. He knows as well as we that the U.S. will never
strike first.
But he is really AFRAID of two things: One, Red China is
now pulling away, refusing to knuckle under to him; little Albania
recently publicly and officially called him a liar and blackmailer;
he is afraid other Russian leaders and former leaders may be
secretly plotting to overthrow him--that's why he has down-graded
Stalin, and expelled Molotov. His own empire is SHAKY WITHIN. The
Iron Curtain, and the Berlin wall, are not there to keep outsiders
out--the purpose is to keep the imprisoned Russian people and