Everything that the Soviet Union could get its hands on had already been taken out, and the hundreds of nuclear missiles that had been deployed in Cuba could theoretically lead to the same end as the United States, with the Flying Fortresses flying over Europe and the Tu-95, the intercontinental missiles already on the launchers of the United States and the Soviet Union, the submarines cruising in each other's open seas, and the millions of troops confronting each other on the front line in Europe, now with just a tiny signal, the whole world will be plunged into a war.

Such a dangerous situation could not even be controlled by Khrushchev and Kennedy, they could not keep the armed forces of millions of people calm, just like the incident of the downing of the U2 reconnaissance plane, this time it was a reconnaissance plane, and the next time it could be a strategic bomber with a nuclear warhead.

"Should I consider taking some sleeping pills?" Serov, who was anxiously waiting for Dobrynin, clutched his heart, maybe his stomach, maybe his liver, whatever it was, anyway, he just felt uncomfortable at everything, cowering in a chair and looking out of the window from time to time, this feeling of waiting was very painful, and he didn't know what he could wait for.

At this time in the White House, the polite Dobrynin was engaged in fierce negotiations with the White House: "I believe President Kennedy knows that the situation at this time has reached a very dangerous point, first of all, I personally feel very sorry for the downing of the US reconnaissance plane, which shows that things are moving in the direction of getting out of control." We stay calm, but we can't keep everyone on both sides calm, and a mistake in judgment by one soldier can cause a chain reaction, and that's the most terrible ......"

Even if it is a person with a high status, Khrushchev or Kennedy, they cannot guarantee that everyone can be calm, and under this kind of suffocating confrontation, as long as one person's psychological quality is not up to the mark, it will cause a world war. No one can guarantee that millions of military personnel on both sides will be able to exercise restraint, and today's downing of the U2 reconnaissance plane has shown that such signs have begun to appear, and this is the most dangerous thing.

"The Soviet Union must withdraw its missiles from Cuba under the supervision of the United Nations, in exchange we will close the Guantanamo base, and given the number of Soviet missiles in Cuba, we are willing to secretly remove the missiles in Turkey, I believe that this will be acceptable to the Soviet side, but the Soviet Union must promise never to deploy nuclear weapons in the Western Hemisphere again!" Attorney General Robert Kennedy voiced the conditions on the American side.

"I myself have no problems, but I need to report this matter to our first secretary, Comrade Khrushchev." After Dobrynin finished speaking, he hurriedly left the American Embassy.

In the evening, the Presidium of the Central Committee of the USSR told Dobrynin in the name of the collective, agreeing to the conditions proposed by the United States. And he was willing to offer a settlement proposal to give Kennedy a way down the stairs, which satisfied Kennedy.

Therefore, the quid pro quo on the surface is this: because the status of the US base in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba has left the United States isolated in the face of its European allies, so the United States closed the Guantanamo base and withdrew it from Cuba as an attitude of the United States guaranteeing that it would not invade Cuba, while the Soviet Union withdrew hundreds of nuclear missiles in Cuba and promised not to leave any of them behind under the supervision of the United Nations.

The covert quid pro quo was that the Soviet Union promised that it would never ship nuclear weapons to any country on the American continent in the future, and that it would not manipulate the issue of the Panama Canal Zone, which was similar to the Guantanamo Bay, and that the United States would secretly withdraw its missiles from Turkey within six months in the name of upgrading, so as not to make the Soviet Union feel a direct threat at the root.

But immediately Serov received a telegram of inquiry from the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union, asking if he could make more demands, and the question was very embarrassing, and Serov's reply was easy to understand, "We lack naval ...... that can break through the US blockade belt"

The later question Serov estimated that it was the opinion of people other than Khrushchev, and of course it was possible to expand the results of the war, as long as the Soviet Red Navy and the US Navy had the strength to fight, but in fact the Soviet Red Navy did not have this ability.

The expansive development of the Soviet Red Navy, like the number of nuclear weapons in the Soviet Union, was only after suffering losses in the confrontation in the Cuban Missile Crisis, and only then did it feel humiliated and began to desperately catch up. Only after more than a decade did the Soviet Red Navy be the only one that could fight head-on with the US Navy, of course, this frontal battle was based on the statement that it was within the combat radius of the Backfire bomber. If you want to fight the US Navy head-on on the ocean, you still have to carry nuclear warheads.

"Comrades, the bottleneck that delays our expansion of harvest lies in the navy, and I believe you also know Yuri's opinion, if the US Navy continues to blockade posture, in fact, we have no choice, our surface fleet is not the opponent of the US Navy, so all the things and supplies on the cargo ship cannot be transported in." Khrushchev did not fail to recognize his mistakes during the Cuban Missile Crisis, at least he had been in the process of disarmament and disarmament in the past few years. Now the result is that the USSR did not have a single large surface ship above a cruiser, not to mention no aircraft carriers, not even battleships, which were dismantled to scrap metal long before he came to power.

The first lesson that the Soviet Union learned during the Cuban Missile Crisis in the history of developing armaments is that nuclear weapons must catch up, at least absolutely no less than the United States, and second, that the Red Navy cannot pose a threat to the US Navy.

Now these two problems have leaked out, the Soviet nuclear submarine has been blocked under the Caribbean Sea for a week, and if it were replaced by the conventional submarine planned earlier, the naval fighters inside might be suffocated. The source of this embarrassing situation was the weakness of the Soviet surface fleet, which would not be covered up by the arrival of conventional submarines at the assault site. The footage of the U.S. Navy dropping depth charges was broadcast live throughout the country.

The United States is very likely to show its strength in such a place and give the American people the impression that it is absolutely tough. It was like first handing over Khrushchev's normal proposal for a solution to the media, creating the impression that the Soviet leadership had taken the initiative to sue for peace. However, Khrushchev did not want to meet Kennedy in the same way as the election-oriented Kennedy, and he did not have to think about the election. As long as the Soviet Union has achieved its goal, this is just a nuclear blackmail, and it is not ready to really fight with the United States.

"In my own name, I give Kennedy a step down, anyway, our goal has been achieved! Comrade Gromyko, draw up a statement! Khrushchev let out a long breath, although the confrontation lasted only a little more than half a month, but he was in tension all the time for more than half a month, and it was too tormenting, if it weren't for the fact that the US nuclear missiles had been forced to his doorstep, he might not have done this.

The peace proposal was first made by the Soviet Union, but before that, Kennedy had a small trick. First, before Khrushchev's statement was published, an ultimatum was first issued to the Soviet Union, demanding that the Soviet Union accept the US conditions, and then Khrushchev's opinion was published in the newspapers.

So things turned out differently, as Washington did not hesitate to reject Moscow's earlier proposal and, at Kennedy's insistence, forced the Soviet Union to unilaterally remove its missiles. It was only when Khrushchev proposed a solution for the second time that the Kennedy administration agreed to the Soviet request. In order to show that it is not going to invade Cuba, and at the same time to explain to its European allies, the US military will consider closing the Guantanamo Bay base, the Soviet Union must withdraw all missiles under the supervision of the United Nations, and the US military must send investigators to be present in the process......

"I've been taught, so I can still play like this?" Serov, who was in Washington, learned about the progress of the last day from the newspaper, and was in the mood of a dog. Can the media still use this? I have to say that this trip to Washington has taught him a lot of things, such as shamelessness and shamelessness. For example, technology for manipulating media.

As for the removal of Turkish missiles, not even a word, not even a single mention of it. Serov, who put down the newspaper, looked at Dobrynin and asked, "The American side is not willing to sign a written document?" Is it afraid that the signing of the document will become evidence that the US government has made concessions? ”

"Yes, none of the officials of the Kennedy administration were willing to sign the written paper, but only agreed to withdraw the missiles from Guantanamo and Turkey as agreed verbally, and repeated many times that we should keep the withdrawal of Turkish missiles a secret." Dobrynin relieved the emotions in his heart and replied, like everyone, he had not slept well for more than half a month.

On this last day, Kennedy kept things in a small circle, even shielding the rest of the National Security Council, and only he and the secretaries of defense, attorney and finance knew when the Khrushchev peace initiative arrived at the White House.

"Our opponents have taught us another lesson, but I'm going to keep teaching them for years to come!" Serov said to Dobrynin, in his opinion, it is a good thing not to sign a written document, without a written document there is no evidence, there is no binding, as long as Turkey's nuclear missiles are withdrawn, the Soviet Union will have time to clean up Turkey in the next few decades, it may be ten years or twenty years, anyway, he is not too old, he can wait slowly. Serov rubbed his neck tiredly and said, "Comrade Dobrynin, the final work will be completed by you and General Pliyev, and I will go back to Moscow!" (To be continued.) )