Anti-War Game: Starting from Normandy Campaign-Chapter 579 - 277: The Isolated Republic and the Cuban Missile Crisis
"Let’s first take a look at the map, at Cuba’s location."
"I mentioned it earlier."
"North and South America are the backyard of the United States of America, but now."
"In the backyard of the United States, there is a country friendly with the Soviet Union. How can the United States not react?"
"Let’s check out the plot summary."
As they spoke.
Yu Feng opened an already completed summary and simultaneously joined a live broadcast room.
This host was in the capital of Cuba.
At this moment, the streets were filled with people holding up banners, and the atmosphere seemed unusually oppressive, with many slogans written with anti-American sentiments.
Yu Feng quickly reviewed the background, and after a brief consideration, he organized his thoughts and began to speak:
"Alright, I just went through the plot."
"I’ve basically understood it, so let me give you a brief explanation."
"It starts with the Cuban Revolution."
"In 1959, Cuba overthrew the pro-American government."
"Strange."
"The events of 1959, this should have been reported to me by the journalist in my plot."
"Can’t believe I didn’t notice."
"Let’s continue with this plot segment."
"Although Cuba overthrew the pro-American government, everyone can see on the map that the closest point Cuba is to the United States is just over 140 kilometers away."
"At this distance, the United States could directly support logistics from its mainland if it wanted to attack the Republic of Cuba."
"There’s no need to transfer from different locations."
"In the face of such overwhelming power, how can Cuba not panic?"
"They can only seek ways to protect themselves."
"And that method is the Soviet Union."
"At this time, the Soviet Union and the United States of America were indeed at the height of the Cold War, but neither dared to initiate direct conflict because of each other’s nuclear weapons."
"Most conflicts were proxy wars."
"There was only one Peninsula War where the United States intervened directly, and they lost."
"Okay."
"Back to Cuba."
"To prevent control by the United States, after overthrowing the pro-American government, Cuba started aligning with the Soviet Union."
"Seeking protection."
"And Cuba’s location in the core of America’s backyard made the Soviet Union naturally delighted."
"They promptly agreed to provide protection."
"And even sent people directly to Cuba to deploy nuclear missiles."
"Of course."
"You might think the Soviet Union acted urgently, but actually, it wasn’t that the Soviet Union was urgent."
"The thing is, the United States had already deployed missiles in places like Turkey and Italy, close to the Soviet Union."
"Directly threatening the Soviet homeland."
"And because North and South America are separated from the Soviet Union by the ocean, they had no opportunity to deploy nuclear weapons to threaten the United States’ mainland."
"Now with Cuba as an offering ally, they saw a chance to deploy nuclear weapons to threaten the U.S. mainland."
"How could the Soviet Union not be anxious?"
"Once deployed, both sides would threaten each other’s homeland, making actual conflict even less likely."
"So, under this background."
"The Soviet Union was eager to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba."
"But then a U.S. reconnaissance plane happened to capture footage of a missile launch base under construction in Cuba."
"Don’t mind why there was a U.S. reconnaissance plane over Cuban territory."
"And don’t mind how it discovered and photographed the missile base being built in Cuba."
"They just found it."
As he spoke, Yu Feng himself chuckled.
The Blue Star netizens in the live stream room didn’t mind either, disregarding why the U.S. reconnaissance plane was equipped with a camera to take pictures over national territory. Yu Feng said:
"The U.S. was in an uproar."
"Because whether or not Cuba had such technology, the distance was too close."
"Once construction was finished, it could directly threaten the U.S. mainland (Washington, New York)."
"Thus, the U.S. hurriedly convened a meeting."
"Then immediately blockaded the sea, prohibiting any ships from approaching Cuba to prevent further construction."
"They demanded that Cuba immediately dismantle the missile facilities."
"The Soviet Union naturally disagreed, declaring the missiles as ’defensive’ and refusing to dismantle, warning the U.S. that the blockade equates to ’an act of war.’
"Faced with this, the U.S. also dared not escalate."
"Thus, the U.S. entered the highest state of readiness, with B-52 bombers carrying nuclear bombs in the air."
"Soviet nuclear submarines with nuclear torpedoes approached the blockade line."
"A few days later."
"A U.S. reconnaissance plane was shot down in Cuba by a Soviet missile, escalating tensions."
"Both sides were at a standoff for 13 days."
"The B-52 bombers with nuclear weapons and Soviet nuclear submarines with nuclear torpedoes were all poised to fire."
"For 13 days, both sides lingered on the brink of nuclear war."
"Ultimately, though, the leaders of both sides negotiated through a secret hotline."
"It’s still unclear what exact interests were traded."
"They only know that the Soviet Union withdrew the nuclear missiles from Cuba, while the U.S. also withdrew the nuclear missiles threatening Soviet homeland from Turkey, and promised never to invade Cuba."
"This incident finally came to an end."
"Neither side wanted to engage in war, fearing to be blamed as the sinner."
"In the end, they opted for a compromise of mutual interests."
"The only one who had it tough was Cuba, who now probably has to depend on Soviet aid in the long run."
"But such aid has its precedents."
"The Republic’s aid also was withdrawn at a whim."
Listening to Yu Feng’s words, the Blue Star viewers nodded in agreement.
Indeed.
Relying on others is inherently uncertain.
The Republic knows the importance of self-reliance.
That’s because being choked off is truly painful; when they choose to withdraw, they do, and you can’t do anything about it. Fortunately, the Republic has always understood ’self-reliance.’
The spirit of not relying entirely on others is why they could break through such predicaments.
After finishing, Yu Feng watched the Cuban plot a while longer.
There were many scenes of public demonstrations and tense moments between U.S. and Soviet forces.
Many soldiers felt they were on the brink of actual conflict, writing their own farewell letters.
Seeing this.
It made the Blue Star netizens in the stream dislike those on Blue Star who advocate for war even more.
After a bit more browsing, Yu Feng thought of switching to the Republic.
Because at that time, the Republic had just begun developing their atomic bomb.
He was curious about how the Republic managed to produce it in such a short time.
Returning to the homepage of the section.
He selected the live broadcast section for the [1959] timeline [Asia][Republic], where a relatively simple scene unfolded before his eyes.
During this time, the Republic was in its initial stages, but everything needed to catch up.
Though the visuals and environment were simple, the spirit was high, and Yu Feng glanced at several live streams available.
Players on Blue Star were also selective, many were employees from key departments.
Especially since they had knowledge far beyond ’Earth’s,’ occasionally using it within their solo plotlines without affecting others.
Yu Feng quickly identified some streams labeled with [Two Bombs, One Satellite].
But the scenes were mostly barren desert landscapes.
Much of it was still under construction.
But most scenes featured only a few buildings, with no electricity.
How on earth could they build nuclear weapons in such a place?
With tension on his brow, Yu Feng chose a broadcast that hadn’t started construction yet to watch from the beginning.
