Nikita Khrushchev - The Man Behind the Missile Crisis
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You guys should do something on J Edgar Hoover, he was the Head of the FBI for Decades and there was rumours of him being in a gay relationship despite condemning homosexuality in public.
Boy, that's Gaijin's other game, Crossout. You might want to doublecheck your footage.
@@TheKing60210 I just can't believe that J Edgar was gay ... scandalous ... impossible.
So uhh you got a couple things crossed. There was cross out footage in the Warthunder promo and there was no audio during the warthunder clips.
Muhammad Ali of Egypt👌
“We will bury you” was a bad translation, i understand the Russian phrase is better rendered “we will stand respectfully at your graveside”, which is commonly used to describe not intervening when someone else sets their course on disaster.
Interesting. Thanks for sharing.
So it's more akin to "okay, it's your funeral buddy"?
That's SOOOO Badass 😎
I learned that from Ken Follet's book Edge of Eternity. Did you see it there too?
I must confess to you I don’t really absorb information from books. I think it came from a RUclips video or a podcast.
Minor vignette: Khrushchev didn't take off his shoe and bang it on the table at the UN. He had an extra shoe with him and intended to make the scene all along. It worked, we are still talking about it.
A crazy gesture for a world leader
I remember it!
Man brought a shoe with him into the UN.
Those old commies were actually funny. Unlike the cringe, green haired college communists we have today.
Reminds of when someone threw their shoes at Bush
U.S: *sets up missiles in turkey*
USSR: *sets up missiles in cuba*
U.S: Wait, that's illegal.
Ah the grand US tradition of "it's only bad when YOU do it"
Damn straight.
Just like today with nato in ex USSR countries. Yet, if Russia sets up a site in Petersburg, america and nato will scream aggretion
@@Protoman85 This is due to the US being the good guys. And as the good guys, the US can do anything it wants with impunity. God bless the USA, and no one else! \0
@Dumbo Octopus now you're getting it
"We will bury you" was a mistake by his translator. He was trying to say "we will dig you in" an expression which in Russian meant "We will outlast you".
Amazing. It was never corrected to the American people as far as I know. That explains a whole lot. I remember when it happened. Really scary.
Maybe Natika was trying to say "We dig you"
No, "we dig you in" is a double mistranslation of an incorrect translation.
The word he used ("похоронить") undoubtedly refers to a funeral.
But yeah, in the context it undoubtedly (for Russian speaker) means something like "we will outlast you" or "you're legacy" or "we'll live to see your funeral". And he was talking about ideology as in "we will bury capitalism", not "we will bury all of you".
I thought it was more like “It’s your funeral” basically?
The way you say that.... means the same thing. Like when you bury some one you, you dig a hole and then you put them in.... ie bury them
So... in the Russian Game of Thrones, only the jester survived.
darter9000 All hail is Grace, Samwell of the House Tarly, First of his name, King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, Protector of the Realm.
@@planetarian3080 Except it's a comedy and have nothing to do with reality of that succession, which was fast and gory.
‘A very small man can cast a very large shadow’. That seems to adequately describe Khrushchev.
lmao your funny :)
...kind of...!
Do Brezhnev next, great job on Kruschev.
I second this recomendation
He's pretty boring though isn't he?
@@alastairward2774 Actually he is far more interesting. I would recommend watching the Doc "Brezhnev's Kremlin".
Even though his reign was very short Andropov was the head of the KGB so he could be interesting
@@toonlink1723 Andropov was also an Anti-Corruption crusader.
It's really depressing when you know videos like this that teach real deep history are demonetized.
What is the reason that this video would get de-monetized? Is it some kind of bad blood between Google and Russian History?
@@football42241 Advertisers dislike recent history since most people get emotional about them
Well considering Simon has told a blatant lie at least once in this video why shouldn't it be? The Nazis didn't kill 7 million Ukrainians.... whereas the Russians (Stalin) killed 4 million Ukrainians in the 30's.
@@football42241 Because educational RUclips videos are viewed as hate speech or whatever. I miss the old RUclips.
@@jd4278 There is hilarious irony in capitalism demonetizing 20 minute videos dispassionately discussing facts.
At this point in time, a Mikhail Gorbachev featurette is a must.... Rest in peace.
Just remember.
"Only 75% of the room is conscious!"
IgnitedSage “My heart feels sick....Like it’s going into battle!”
Are you wearing pajamas?
"Our general secretary is lying in a puddle of indignity!"
"Oh no! This is calamity... calamity!"
You gotta do Gorbachev.
Who woulda thought the Soviet Union would be defeated by Pizza Hut?
He should do Brezhnev to. Not sure about Andropov and Chernenko, I don't think they're very interesting
Where did you read that? I see it more as Pepsi began the downfall of the USSR, but Coca-Cola rose from the ashes.
@@brentgranger7856 It was more of a joke based around that Pizza Hut commercial he was in.
@@brentgranger7856
It was a lot of companies. I think he meant Pizza Hut as stand in for any and all American franchises that turned Russia capitalist. Don't get hung up on the particular brand when it was the capitalist ideology that's important. You're correct tho, it seems that Pepsi started the conversion but the specific company is just incedectal and the larger issue of private industry and a consumer driven market was the meta transforming catalyst.
@@matiasgazzarri4959 Andropov ran the KGB so I think it would be interesting to cover that and his later leadership.
Well done.
I was born in 57, and remember listening to my dad talk about events you covered.
Accurate and precise.
Today I have friends and colleagues from Russia.
Think about that.
I wonder what could have been and observe what is.
The oxen are slow but the earth is patient.
There is hope.
There's no hope. We fucked up the earth. Well, there's hope for the earth once we strangle ourselves.
A fluent Russian speaker may correct me, but it's my understanding that the phrase "We will bury you!" is misunderstood.
I was once told that the Russian verb "to bury" as used by Khrushchev is properly translated as "to attend (another person's) funeral" or more colloquially, "to outlast" or "to outlive (another person)". It was further explained to me that there is a different Russian verb altogether, meaning to bury in the sense of digging a hole, putting something or someone in it, and filling it back up with earth.
If true, that would certainly cast a different light on Nikita's famous rant. Not having any knowledge of Russian beyond a few basic words, I cannot confirm the assertion.
I've heard something similar, Khrushchev meant it as "we will outlast you" not "we will kill you", the problem was the phrase didn't translate very well and it gave a great opportunity for the west to paint him as a murderous maniac
Makes sense to me. Interesting. (As a child at the time, I well remember the contemporaneous reports on that statement, portraying him as pure evil.)
As a native speaker living in XXI century... it sounds more like "we'll left you behind in a race" to me when used figuratively (as he obviously did). It can also be taken literally though, as in "bury". It's like that UK pair who got arrested for jokingly saying "I'm going to destroy America" in Twitter before a trip to US. So it's not the best choice of words in Russian either, especially for a politician of that caliber talking through an interpreter who might miss the subtlety.
> It was further explained to me that there is a different Russian verb altogether, meaning to bury in the sense of digging a hole, putting something or someone in it, and filling it back up with earth.
It's probably закопаем instead of похороним? Both mean bury in English, but похороним (what Khrushchev said) is for people burial, and закопаем is for anything else.
As a Russian speaker I can confirm that you are 100% correct
I had heard he merely meant “bury” in an economic sense. No?
Been hyped for this since I watched Death of Stalin
I like that movie. Mix of comedy and seriousness. All around good film.
That film was hailrious. And it had a great cast.
saaaaaaame
Everything by Armando Inuchi is great. _In The Loop_ is one of the best movies of the last 20 years. _Death of Stalin_ is a classic as well. He created the HBO show _Veep_ as well for anyone interested.
Robert Britton same here
"When Stalin says dance, a wise man dances." A complex character. He knew the CPSU still had to work, but knew the worst of Stalinism must not be part of it any longer.
There was no CPSU until 1952...
Also, that movie, The Death of Stalin, has Kruschiov being played by Steve Buscemi and is a total eye opener and a funny flick too.
"Our great leader is lying in a pool of indignity"
Can you make a video about Josip Broz Tito?
I heard he was the head of Partisan forces in Nazi occupied Yugoslavia. He seems like an interesting character.
i agree one on Tito would be amazing! also check out Tooky history's video on him its funny as hell XD
Very interesting figure. Controversial in opposing Stalin but was the head of a communist regime of the Balkans. Until his death, he was the reason the region was under a single nation of Yugoslavia.
yes
@@BHuang92 the only things that still function in ex yugoslav countries were built by tito and austro hungary
You dont need to agree with him on everything but he loved every person in the country he created and everyone loved him (huge part not everyone)
He would get glowers thrown at him when he visited towns/cities unlike bullets and granades many got and still get
Kim Jong Un: I have the most powerful nukes which can destroy the US
Nikita Khrushchev: Hold my Vodka
Sorry did you mean Kennedy?
More like hold by case of vodka.
@chris younts wrong kim.
Kim Jong Un nukes contain obesity and heart disease instead of uranium !
@chris younts 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Loved the video, but I feel as though it should have been mentioned that Vasily Arkhipov prevented the Cuban Missile Crisis from going hot.
The US Navy was dropping depth charges at his sub, and they had no idea if WWIII had begun or not. Vasily made the call to surface and radio Moscow, rather than give his clearance to fire nuclear torpedoes.
That's a very interesting story. The US Navy crew had no idea that sub was armed with nukes, and the depth charges they were dropping were only the size of small hand grenades and could do no damage at all to the ship. They were purely being used to signal it. Of course, the Soviet Navy had no way of telling this either. Vasily Arkhipov absolutely saved the world that day.
@@VisibilityFoggy nuclear bombs are under control of heartless killer wild animals.these criminals ready to kill all people and world.curse for these miserable idiots.
Samgems Gems nininn
D 349 no
Stalin: "Comrade Khrushchev get drunk and dance for me"
Khrushchev: "I'll be a one man conga line"
In a hundred years, when historians are trying to figure out what people were thinking in the 1900s, I think they will see Khrushchev in a mostly good light. He dismantled the engine of fear Stalin built in Russia and led a super-power into space. Nikita, imperfect, yet he did so much, it isn't hyperbole to say he changed the world. Largely for the better, at that.
Big big question. How come anything to do with the Soviet Union and russia have been recently getting demonitized? What is with this censorship. I watch a person who lived and was born in 1970s Ukraine SSR, and he constantly get demonitized for simply talking about how life was back then. This really worries me...
@Ruturaj Shiralkar yeah i don't get it. He said 25% of his videos
@Ruturaj Shiralkar huh..? Monetary and demons are two completely different things.
@Ruturaj Shiralkar i mean youtube made it so he couldn't get money from his video... So
Because of the infamous "companies are individuals too" and the RUclips Vs Prager U court case
Seeing as how you are not forced to use RUclips that means RUclips doesn't have to respect your rights of free speech, and if you want to make $$ on RUclips you better play by their rules
Because Silicon Valley is run by a bunch of rich socialist(so long as the bad consequences of it don't affect/effect them) who don't want the idiot snowflakes of today to understand how truly bad things can get.
Extremely interesting. I hope a Gorbachev episode is coming too!
Thanks for finally releasing the video about my favorite leader of the USSR. As a guy who studied the USSR and the Soviet system at the university, I feel that Khrushchev is highly misunderstood and under appreciated.
The "Kitchen Debate" displayed not just a kitchen, but an "affordable" American home of the 1950's filled with conveniences like a dish washer. Soviet citizens were shown the debate, but much of the American house and Nixon's words were censored.
Khrushchev was initially opposed to the idea of sending Sputnik into orbit and eventually relented. Upon seeing the shock from the West of the successful launch, Khrushchev turned the launch into a huge propaganda program and immediately demanded a second launch to best Sputnik 1 and coincide with the 40th anniversary of the October Revolution of 1917. The idea morphed into launching Laika, the space dog, into orbit for Sputnik 2.
His son, Sergei, stated that President Kennedy proposed a joint USA/USSR moon program, but Khrushchev turned him down because he felt America wanted access to Soviet rocket technology. Sergei has stated that his father later reconsidered Kennedy's offer, but Kennedy's assassination and his removal from office the next October prevented this.
Sergei also spoke that Operation: Anadyr, the movement of Soviet missiles to Cuba, was inspired by looking across the Black Sea from his father's dacha in Yalta and thinking of the danger that American missiles in Turkey posed.
In recent times, gentrification in Moscow has resulted in a controversial program to replace Soviet-era apartment complexes called "Khrushchevkas" (little Khrushchevs). These were cheap concrete apartment complexes to help accommodate Moscow's rising population during Khrushchev's time as premier.
"the man behind the missle crisis" that's a bit harsh...besides it takes two to tango.
Seriously, the USA basically forced the crisis with their failed bay of pigs invasion of Cuba and their stationing of nukes in Turkey. Also just letting the missiles be stationed would have done nothing as mutually assured destruction was/became a reality anyway.
Yeah it was che who started it, he convinced Castro who at first flatly refused to accept the Soviet missiles.
Xtra Credit RUclips channel does a much better job at explaining the entire situation
This episode made me want to rewatch the fantastic movie "Thirteen Days" with Kevin Costner. Probably the BEST film ever made regarding the Cuban Missle Crisis.
one of my favorites
Khruschev did what the emperor Claudius did nearly 2000 years before: he survived by making everyone underestimate him.
You've come such a long way Simon. Congratulations for all your success, you deserve it.
Maybe you guys shoud separate War Thunder footage from Crossout footage ;)
Yep I noticed that 😁
I really enjoyed this. An incredibly refreshing view of Nikita Khrushchev.
It was fate.
Simon, please always wear a matching sport coat in every video. Im loving the purple check over the solid darker purple button down.
This was BRILLIANT, Simon! I really learned a lot today!
Stalin made him dance like a jester? That is amazing, and hilarious.
SW Stalin also killed every single person with a power base.
Stalin made him dance the gopak. He said he looked like a “cow on ice”.
Fun fact: a lot of Stalin’s henchmen died of liver issues. He was fond of having them to all night feasting vests during which they had to get shitfaced; they were afraid that saying “nah, I had enough” would make him suspicious, as if he thought they were hiding something and didn’t want the booze to loosen their tongues. He did it deliberately to keep them cowed and humiliated.
Krushchev was once asked about his dancing for Stalin. He replied" When the Boss tells you to Dance......YOU DANCE!"
Kruschev was asked about the dancing he replied "When Stalin told you to dance "smart" man dances"
Why is a history lesson demonitized?...inquiring minds want to know.
Because the past is scary and RUclips has to protect the special snowflakes from reality.
Talking about the USSR, Communism/Socialism, etc is a quick way to get flagged by the RUclips censors. Many of whom are, ironically, Socialist sympathizers and apologists.
@@RaymondTracer 100%
@Frederick Röders Net neutrality = communism? Net neutrality isn't the redistribution of bandwidth, numbnuts. What a stupid comparison. Net neutrality is solely about only having one lane, and not multiple lanes for the same bandwidth at different tariffs. Communism = slavery of labour; Net Neutrality = freedom of access to information (with the same bandwidth you're already paying for to your capitalist ISP).
Frederick Röders Communism would lead to more diversity than capitalism (Marxist communism anyway) to say it would neutralise society shows you do not have an understanding of the theory only how it has been misunderstood by Stalin; it is a difficult theory to grasp nowadays due to all the mutations
Do one on Gorbachev's birthmark, that thing needs it's own bio
does this narrator not have a small tribute version on the left side of his prestigious dome?
This is my favourite one for a while. Good long run time, packed with good information. More in this vein for sure 🤘
Finally a biography on *CORNBOI*
CORNNNNNNNNNNNBOIIIIIII
Wow! To mask his genius to survive Stalin oppressive regime,
He had to act the fool.
Just like Claudius had to for Caligula
stalin hid his genius to in the early days of the Bolsheviks
Wow! This is one of your best, yet. I like how you were able to explain the who, what, where, and when and show how they influenced each other to give a unique narrative.
I stumbled across Biographics by accident and I am glad I did! Informative, well organized, and easy to follow. Bravo!
I really like it when you do biographies on people in the Soviet Union, it’s such a mysterious and enigmatic part of history to so many of us in the west that it’s often I misunderstood. I enjoy the deep dives into the facts of what happened. It’s unfortunate that simply because you are talking about a well known communist your video is certain to be demonetized. It’s not right
Hi Comrade
Khrushchev's ridiculousness was part of his act to survive and fly under the radar by not appearing as a serious rival to anyone. Once he had the opportunity, the mask came off and he acted.
I love these biographys. Great way ro learn information in a short and straightforward way. Thank you
This might be one of my favorite episodes. Well done.
Simon- The USSR's most controversial premier Nikita Khrushchev...... did he just forget about Stalin ?
Depends who you are asking but yeah most if not all Soviet leaders were controversial in some shape or form if you ask hard-line Marxists/Communists about their opinion on Gorbachev many would call him controversial. Stalin is arguably the most controversial even Khrushchev critiqued him at the XX Party Congress and followed a policy of de-Stalinization.
@Qowkdjnd Xiwjsjd Oh nothing at all like being responsible for millions of people dying/being killed... totally not controversial. Wind your neck in and learn some history.
Qowkdjnd Xiwjsjd, controversial means causing disagreement, so yeah, Stalin was pretty controversial
@@craigporter8873 That's the point, MOST people agree that Stalin was bad. So he isn't that controversial. With Nikita it's less black and white, more grey, more disagreement, so he is, some would argue, more controversial. Controversy means dissagreement, not, "bad".
Andrew Griffiths Stalin might not be controversial in the west. But Russians are still torn on the topic.
Do a video on Yuri Gagarin, what happened to him?
Didn't he get killed in plane crash? And, believe he is the cosmonot who said about his space voyage, "I looked and looked and saw no God."
Yeah, that would be great. Gagarin and the team behind him changed the face of Humanity. The man who won the space race and opened up the universe to us all. There's a statue of him here in London UK.
@@Naptosis Gagarin was chosen by Soviet Government because he was less rebellious and more devoted to ideology. There were dozen other Cosmonauts in preparation, for example Komarov, who was quiet opposite to him and was ostracized by the government, but he was considered a strongest candidate before. If Simon will do the video, he should touch that subject too.
Died a sad booze bag cause he knew it was all fake. Rumored kid diddler too
After volstok one, he was awarded the USSR's "Hero of the Soviet Union" (essentially their medal of honor) He quickly became a international celebrity and was then permanently banned for any further missions due to Soyuz One, which killed one ot his friends, Vladimir Kamarov. They did this out of fear for his life. Ironically, he convinced the government to let him fly planes, which he died during a test flight at the age of 34. He rests in the Kremlin Necropolis and is considered one of the Soviets greatest achievements.
Thank you Simon, I've been learning about Khrushchev for A-level History and this video came out in perfect timing as the exam is next month. Thank you for making educational videos interesting and entertaining :)
I'm so appreciative of your channel. Thank you for all the great information and knowledge!
1:35 - Chapter 1 - War & revolution
5:15 - Chapter 2 - Power & purges
9:05 - Chapter 3 - Secret speeches
13:00 - Mid roll ads
15:05 - Chapter 4 - The winds of change
18:30 - Chapter 5 - Crisis
22:45 - Chapter 6 - Goodbye to all that
Thanks!
Your best biography so far. Thank you.
Biased, false facts and propaganda. Not reliable. A proper historian would piss on him
@@artemesaulkov2010 I am a proper historian.
@@hewhoneverdies001 proper historians don’t study history with youtube videos...
@@artemesaulkov2010 okay what about some examples?
Hello Simon, I want you to know I really appreciate your voice and your style of commentating and your impartiality to any people group or country. Keep up the good work.
Another great video Simon. Thank you and the Biographics team.
Khrushchev, the world's most famous shoe percussionist!
wasn't that whole "we will bury you" quote a mistranslation?
My new favorite! I learned more in this 20 minutes, then i have in a long time!
What a savior this channel is! Helped me through an entire final report🙏🏻
Khrushchev became enamored with US cornfields in the 1960s, and put together a half-baked scheme to make all collective farms grow corn, regardless of how it do in the climates around the USSR.
The result was food shortages, and after two years "Cornfield Khrushchev" was forced to scrap his scheme.
They wanted the bountiful results of the Green Revolution without putting the time and study into applying it properly for their climate, soil, and systems.
Some of the graphics are wrong. You've got 1960 on two of the dates that should be 1962.
Simon, your way of speaking is sooo beautiful
One of your best videos yet Simon. Well done.
A biography on Rosa Luxemburg would be nice.
Dig it! God Bless Simon! Since seeing the movie "Death of Stalin " its awesome to have this video. Best video to follow up after watching that movie.
Fantastic presentation. Thankyou Simon.
I'm hearing rumours that as Stalins inner circle of people were disappearing they saw their time coming and so it is now possible that Stalin might have been Poisoned
It's possible that Tito send someone to poison Stalin, which would make Tito a bigger badass than he already was. But Dzhugasvillis health in his 70s was really bad so it's likely that Vissarionovich Stalin died a natural way.
I was born in 1970. I remember Brezhnev. Learned about Khrushchev from school and parents. Yours is the most fair depiction of Khrushchev. And from what I remember from my parents description, this is the most honest as well.
Hello! You should do a Biographics on Georgy Korelev, he's rarely talked about but he went through terrible treatment but ended up leading the CCCP, he'd be a great watch!
Excellent presentation! Professor Whistler does it again! Like always!
Awesome vid Simon!Keep up the great work!
can we have a biographics on alexander dubček, since you mentioned the prague spring?
Nice bio - Good to see some balance rather than foaming rhetoric so common in others. Might be worth mentioning Walt Disney banded him from Disneyland during the US trip
Glen Chapman yes the old nazi hated communists
I was going to say something similar. A nicely-balanced portrayal of a man who genuinely did his best, given the opportunity.
Believe that to be incorrect. It was the Secret Service who couldn't assure his safety. I know he wanted to go. And I think Central Park in NYC the same. Just what I remember. I was around when he visited the USA. They sure didn't want him dying starting off WWIII.
@@carpediem6568 - Yes, my understanding was always that the Secret Service said they could not guarantee his safety in a place as large and open as Disneyland and they suggested he not attend. I also read somewhere that he took this as a gigantic insult, saying his counterpart could walk anywhere in Russia and be fine.
@@VisibilityFoggy Sort of pitiful that Khrushchev could guarantee safety in his poor country, and we in rich America, couldn't. And especially sad about Disneyland because Khrushchev played the clown in Stalin's court to save his own life. Disneyland would have been a joy for him and helped improve our relations.
Thank you for shadding the light on the on one of the most important figure of the cold war era, the details, narrative and your accent were all outstanding.
I love your Biographics so much!
I love the USSR biographies!
Good vid. Wernher Von Braun would be a good one too
That's A Given!!!!!! Perfect!!!! 💡
KEEP IT UP SIMON! I LOVE ALL YOUR STUFF!!!
Splendid video. Fascinating from beginning to end.
"Mr. Khrushchev said we will bury you. The question is who buried whom?"
-Mr. Dave
you left out the U2 incident with Gary Powers
That was sensational. One of the best. Thank you.
Another excellent presentation, many thanks.
Fancy covering Anna Politkovskaya, Alexander Litvinenko and Dmitry Medvedev? Would love to see the research and more facts about them, even though I know a little bit. More Eastern European figures please!
Do a video on George Orwell.
Really great video ! Thank you
Great work, thanks :)
When is Margaret Thatcher coming
The old bag died frustrated. Could you blame her husband for not even trying?
Lee Christy so fucking underrated!
"when Stalin says dance, you dance"
This was the best information I have found on here about this man.
great video thank you simon !
Stalin: "Ho ho ho, you're a funny dude, I'm not gonna kill you xD. Now do a dance!"
Do one on Chandragupta: the leader of the Gupta empire and the founder of the Indian golden age (300AD)
An excellent presentation, as always. I love history.Your stylistic study of history using historical biography is highly engaging and a super effective method of teaching. Keep up the great, truly great work. I have watched much of your fabulous work. I can assure you that I will continue to do so. Thanks much.
All of your channels are outstanding. I hope you're making a fortune.
0:56 but there was much more to him than that - CORN!!
"Comrade Stalin... is not fit to run this country in the proper way. He is too rude, too cruel. This defect becomes intolerable in a General Secretary. That is why I suggest that the comrades find a way of removing him and replacing him with someone more competent." -Lenin's testament.
The Cuban Missile Crisis was in October 1962; in two of the clips the year was erroneously listed as 1960.
Bro you are rocking these videos. They are endless.
"Something scary in Russian," lol. I love it!!!
He didn't make the Cuban missile crisis, in fact the U.S.A started it when they put missiles in Turkey so to coincide the Soviets put missiles in Cuba, Nikita Khrushchev actually wanted to de-escalate the crisis
As much I would disagree with the regime, I'm glad he was one of the figures that had some sense to negotiate so to de-escalate the crisis.
The missile in Turkey were NOT NUCLEAR, in fact they were old.
@@RobertIsMusic thank you for telling me, I appreciate it
Thank you for pointing that out. Everybody seemed to omit that.
Wow! Looking sharp, Mr. Whistler!