Many people say it's not good-looking, but I think it's pretty good-looking. Especially at the last moment of life and death, when the chess master gets John Gifford's intelligence, it is simply a climax.
During the Cold War, both the Soviet Union and the United States were superpowers in the world. In order to compete for world hegemony, in addition to direct military confrontation, the two sides have launched extremely fierce competitions in various fields. From the arms race, to the space race, and then to the secret wars of spies, all kinds of open guns and secret arrows are exciting.
The beginning of this story also starts with Castro, the leader of the Cuban revolution. Castro led the Cuban revolution in the 1950s, overthrowing the dictatorship and turning Cuba into a socialist country.
On January 5, 1961, the United States suddenly broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba and began to impose economic sanctions on Cuba.
At the same time, in April 1961, mercenaries from a certain country landed in Cuba in an attempt to overthrow the Castro regime by force, but they were quickly defeated by Cuban armed forces. In desperation, the Cuban leader turned to the Soviet Union for help.
The United States itself has deployed a large number of nuclear weapons in Europe, very close to Moscow and other major Soviet cities. Therefore, in order to countermeasures, the Soviet Union is also preparing to place medium- and long-range nuclear missiles in Cuba.
In October 1962, a US high-altitude reconnaissance plane discovered a nuclear missile silo constructed by the Soviet Union in Cuba. Once the Soviet Union launches an offensive from Cuba, the United States will have no warning time.
In order to increase the bargaining chips of the Kennedy administration, it must figure out the true strength of the Soviet Union in Cuba.
- Are there nuclear missiles in the silo
- Ships that ship nuclear missiles to Cuba
- Time of arrival of nuclear missiles in Cuba
- As well as the type, number, and scale of nuclear missiles
All this relies on a high-level CIA agent-John Gifford. However, the informants who were connected to him were killed one after another, and the information could not be transmitted at all. The remaining American chess masters became the only hope. Not only did he have to connect with John Gifford, but also to find the mole inside the CIA.
At 7 pm on October 22, 1962, Kennedy delivered a radio speech to the United States and the world. Announcing a blockade to isolate Cuba and demanding the Soviet Union to withdraw its offensive weapons from Cuba. In the next few days, the whole world will be shrouded in the shadow of nuclear war. But in the end the leaders of both sides compromised for world peace.
Throughout the incident, the intelligence of American chess masters played a vital role.
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