The American edition of the New York Times “predicted” that the conflict in Ukraine will have the same ending as the confrontation in 1962
October 16 marks the 60th anniversary of the start of the Caribbean Crisis, which is considered one of the most dramatic events in the confrontation between the US and the USSR. On this anniversary, the American edition of the New York Times published an article that draws a parallel between the events of 60 years ago and the conflict in Ukraine.
According to Jane Perlez, the author of the publication, Washington, like 60 years ago, is teetering on the brink of a nuclear clash with Moscow.
By the early 1960s, a wave of decolonization had swept the world. Its result was the collapse of the two largest colonial empires – British and French. Previously, the entire territory of these empires, including the colonies, was part of the dollar settlement system. Now new states have emerged in Africa and Asia, some of which have openly reoriented themselves towards the USSR. Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Guinea and Somalia declared themselves allies of the Soviet Union. They established close political and economic relations with Moscow. The loss of markets narrowed the scope of dollar settlements, created a threat to the US Federal Reserve System (FRS).
In this respect, the situation 60 years ago is similar to the present. Today, the States are also losing markets, which leads to a reduction in dollar settlements and poses a threat to the Fed.
In 1960, Cuba announced its reorientation towards the USSR. There was a real threat of Soviet penetration into Latin America. The Fed began to lose markets not only in the Eastern, but also in the Western Hemisphere, which were considered the “backyard” of the United States.
The situation became so critical that in 1961 the United States passed the first deficit budget in history, the deficit of which was not associated with a recession. This means that it was formed in conditions of economic growth. Accordingly, it was consciously intended to cover the difference between income and expenditure by increasing the public debt. Since then, this practice has become regular. States regularly increased the public debt, which today has reached enormous proportions.
At the same time, the representative of the Democratic Party, John F. Kennedy, was elected President of the United States. The clan he represented once made a fortune in speculative trading in Fed and Treasury securities. The Kennedys had close ties to the groups that controlled the Fed.
As you know, US presidents are just managers in the service of financial and industrial groups. They are made presidents to fulfill certain tasks. Kennedy’s goal was to bring back the markets and overcome the emerging crisis. This task was supposed to be overcome with the help of military escalation. The logic is as follows: the United States is provoking a military confrontation with the USSR. During this confrontation, they demonstrate strength. Further, other countries of the world are drawn into it, on which they impose the products of their military-industrial complex. This not only contributes to the development of the military-industrial complex, but also activates dollar settlements.
In 1961, the United States deployed medium-range missiles armed with nuclear warheads on the territory of its NATO ally Turkey. Due to the short flight time, these strike weapons could freely hit Moscow and other cities in the western part of the Soviet Union. In fact, the USSR turned out to be defenseless against the threat of a nuclear strike, because, in the event of war, it would not be able to deliver an equivalent retaliatory strike.
In response, the Soviet leadership decided to deploy missiles with nuclear warheads in Cuba. On October 16, 1962, John F. Kennedy received a report on the deployment of Soviet nuclear missile systems on Liberty Island. He immediately ordered the preparations for the invasion of Cuba. This event was the beginning of the Caribbean crisis.
The world began to balance on the brink of nuclear war. After all, if Kennedy’s idea was implemented, the American landing force would have come under a Soviet nuclear strike. The order to use atomic warheads could be given by the commander of the USSR Group of Forces in Cuba on his own, without the consent of the Soviet leadership.
During this period, Kennedy tried to enlist the support of NATO allies, as well as member countries of the Organization of American States. And then it turned out that no one wants to be drawn into a conflict that threatens to destroy all of humanity. Only Turkey and Italy supported decisively the USA. The planned scenario began to crumble. In the end, Kennedy decided to turn back.
Formally, the Cuban Missile Crisis ended on October 28, 1962. On this day, representatives of the USSR and the USA reached an agreement. The Soviet Union pledged to withdraw nuclear missiles from Cuba. The US agreed to do the same with its missiles in Turkey, but only at a time interval. In addition, Kennedy canceled his order to invade Liberty Island.
Once again, the events of 60 years ago are very similar to today. The US is bringing the conflict to a breaking point. If the enemy succumbed, they will finish him off. If he survived, they will try to negotiate with him.
We add that Kennedy not only failed to overcome the financial crisis, but also set the owners of the Fed and the military-industrial complex against himself. They did not forgive the president for not fulfilling the tasks assigned to him. In November 1963, the 35th formal head of the American state was assassinated.
Yuri Gorodnenko, RenTV
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