have this backdrop of tension. you have capitalism versus communism and it was palpable fear. in the united states and in the soviet union that the two sides were going to get into a nuclear war. the temper of the world is crisis. architect of the crisis, nikita khrushchev. as the head of the soviet union khrushchev was very ideological. he believed that the future belonged to communism. he said, america needs to be contained and the only way to do it is to create crises all around the american empire. khrushchev came to the u.n. in 1960 and he said we are grinding out missiles like sausages. we ll bury you. americans took it seriously. the toughness of the khrushchev speech did as some propaganda fuels of the fire that is now raging diplomatically between moscow and washington. to see if the soviets were
western access to berlin is firm. is khrushchev entirely convinced that our words have meaning? if he is not, what can we do short of war to convince him that they do? 1500 american soldiers arrived in west berlin after a 110-mile road trip across east germany. soviet person radio described the arrival of additional american forces as a challenging military act. the berliners know that western strength is their only protection. there are all sorts of people who say send the tanks in, knock the damn wall down. and kennedy, no. he understands this solves his problem. will khrushchev try to take over the rest of berlin if he s putting up a wall? will he risk a war with us? no. the wall saves us from that kind of conflict.
if he is not, what can we do short of war to convince him that they do? 1500 american soldiers arrived in west berlin after a 110-mile road trip across east germany. soviet person radio described the arrival of additional american forces as a challenging military act. the berliners know that western strength is their only protection. there are all sorts of people who say send the tanks in, knock the damn wall down. and kennedy, no. he understands this solves his problem. will khrushchev try to take over the rest of berlin if he s putting up a wall? will he risk a war with us? no. the wall saves us from that kind of conflict. after the berlin crisis, khrushchev tests the largest nuclear device ever. he basically is going to say to the americans, you can t scare
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