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Khrushchev couldn't leave Manhattan, and Eisenhower obviously wouldn't come to see him, but it didn't matter. He had contacted a large number of representatives of newly independent countries in the past two weeks, calling on them to unite and oppose the neo-colonialism of the United States and Europe.As the chairman of the Soviet Union, his negotiations with the representatives of the UN General Assembly of these countries are still very important.
Of course, the United States would not watch Khrushchev "make trouble" at the United Nations, and Eisenhower did not show up, but the United States delegation and officials at the United Nations also worked together, and many countries gathered to tear themselves apart from the Soviet Union at the United Nations General Assembly.
"Chairman of the General Assembly, fellow delegates, just now the head of the Soviet delegation and Mr. Chairman of the Soviet Union strongly opposed colonialism, but I have a different view."
The speaker was the representative of Mexico.
"We all remember the scene that happened in Hungary four years ago. In this world, colonies are becoming a thing of the past and a new way of colonization is emerging. Mr. Chairman of the Soviet Union believes that what the United States and Britain are implementing is neo-colonialism, but in In Hungary, in Poland, isn’t the scene we saw also colonization and aggression?”
Khrushchev: "..." (anger building up)
In 1956 in this historical plane, the Soviet army did not enter Budapest to play BBQ. The Soviet Union controlled the changes in the upper echelons of Hungary, but it did not send troops like the incident in Poland.
As a result, Khrushchev was even more angry than the original historical plane.
Just as the Mexican representative sat down, Lorenzo Samron, the Philippine representative, raised his hand again. The rotating President of the UN General Assembly, Frederick Boland, signaled the Soviet representative to keep quiet and let the Philippine representative speak.
"I like, agree with, the statement made by the representative of Mexico. The peoples of Eastern Europe and other places are deprived of the right to freely exercise their civil and political rights, and it can be said that these peoples were annexed by the Soviet Union, which is more primitive and A more...more barbaric way of expansion..."
Sam Ron said something, added something, stammered one sentence after another.
Sitting below, Khrushchev clenched his fists, smoking with anger.I have to find a way to interrupt this retarded speech!
At this time, his pen was rubbed by his arm and fell to the ground.
Khrushchev bent down and looked for his pen on the ground.As he picked up the pen, he saw a shoe.A yellow leather shoe.It was the shoe taken off by his neighbor, a representative of the United Arab Republic.
Chapter 29, The Negelines Are All Right
The United Nations building, today the UN General Assembly ended earlier than usual.
Representatives from various countries came out of the gate, each delegation chatting loudly in their own language, commenting on the absurd and bizarre scene they saw today.
"While the representative of the Philippines was speaking, I saw Khrushchev's watch dropped on the ground, so he bent down to pick it up... But, after fumbling under the table for a long time, he even brought up a leather shoe!"
"What I saw was that his pen dropped on the ground, and I bent down to pick it up..."
"A yellow calfskin shoe, my God, with a spiked sole, banged on the table, and there it was! Then there was noise, scolding, and laughter."
"I remember that Khrushchev was wearing black leather shoes when he came in! That's great, he knocked on the table, and the Soviets used the name tags placed on the table to knock on the table, crackling and crackling ...Today's meeting is completely over."
Only the representative of the United Arab Republic, Mohammad Shaheen, left the field with a dark face and said nothing. He had no shoes on his feet and was only wearing a pair of white cotton socks. He held a briefcase in his left hand and a bag in his right. A yellow calfskin shoe.
What about Khrushchev?Where did Khrushchev go?If you leave the meeting early, the representative of the Soviet Union will leave the meeting. Can you return the leather shoes to me?
The French delegation was also discussing this matter non-stop when they left the venue. Finally, the head of the delegation Monge said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Today's meeting will discuss the Hungarian issue, and tomorrow's meeting will discuss the Algerian issue. I think tomorrow we will discuss the issue." Get your shoes ready, too."
"I think it's a good idea, Captain, we're going to buy a pair of sturdier leather shoes, ski boots!"
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Since the meeting of the General Assembly was very lengthy, reporters only entered the venue to take pictures and interviews during the opening and closing periods, so there was no photographic evidence of Khrushchev's leather shoes knocking on the table.
But although there are no photos, representatives of dozens of countries at the United Nations have seen this scene, and everyone’s descriptions after the meeting point to Khrushchev knocking on the table. There are so many countries with different positions, and the UN General Assembly delegation is all People with status, so many people have unanimously identified, Khrushchev's matter is basically a solid hammer.
In fact, he himself said it was true.
"The agenda of the United Nations General Assembly was interrupted because of a leather shoe"
"Khrushchev brought a "bad head" to the UN's venue order"
"Update: Khrushchev to be fined $10,000 by UN for rude behavior"
Although this was a side story of the United Nations General Assembly, it was too weird, so it was quickly hyped up by the media. Tang Hua couldn't help laughing when he saw the news.
Although the General Assembly will discuss the Hungarian issue when Khrushchev visits the United States, it will definitely happen; although the Soviet delegation will definitely interfere with the agenda; although Khrushchev will definitely be angry; but even if these happen, Khrushchev Xiaofu is the same as the original historical plane, the probability of hitting the table with a shoe should not exceed 30%.
Yet it just happened.
Let it happen, it's not a big deal, at most it's just adding a funny joke.What Tang Hua was most concerned about was whether or not something happened to Nejielin.
"During my activities at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, I must launch an intercontinental missile, which can hit the United States. It is very powerful, and let the capitalist world see our strength!"
The R-16 certainly didn't fire when Khrushchev got off the plane. 10 days have passed. 20 days have passed... more than three weeks, I don't know how many times the launch of R-16 has been delayed.
Back in Beijing, Tang Hua went to Qian Xuesen's place and called Korolev through the special line for space exchanges between China and the Soviet Union.
"Comrade Korolev, I heard that Chairman Khrushchev asked the Soviet Union to launch an R-16 during his visit to the United States before going to the United States. What is the current situation?"
Korolev was silent for half a minute.
"This matter was intended to be circulated internally tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. It failed. R-16 exploded on the launch pad."
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"Why is there such a bizarre thing! This is not the first launch of the R-16. On August 8, I remember that the R-19 had a test launch. Although it was not completely successful, it flew off the launch pad after all and failed for the second time. How miserable is it?"
The development progress of R-16 is a little faster than the original historical plane, and this October is not the first flight of the missile. On August 10th, the first test bomb of R-8 was launched from Baikonur. Unfortunately, the first-stage engine shut down after 19 seconds of working. 16 kilometers from the launch site.
The second test bomb was launched in response to Khrushchev's visit to the United States.
Well now, the small-probability shoe-knocking incident happened, and the low-probability Nejelin disaster still happened.Wait, maybe people are all right?
Tang Hua asked again: "Then Marshal Nejielin...?"
"He shouldn't be called Marshal Nedelin now, but he will probably be called Colonel Nedeline in the future."
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three days ago.
On the No. 2 launcher at the Baikonur launch site, an R-16 intercontinental missile stands next to the tower and has been filled with fuel.
The R-7 was the Soviet Union's first intercontinental missile, but it was more of a launch vehicle.The fuel used is liquid oxygen-kerosene, which cannot be stored for a long time and must be filled before launch. The R-7's too fat booster can't fit into the underground silo, so it can only be launched from the ground tower. It takes 32 hours from preparation to the missile's flight, which is basically meaningless in actual combat.
The R-16 is the second generation and the first Soviet intercontinental missile that can be deployed in actual combat.Its fuel has been replaced by unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine-nitrogen tetroxide, which are all liquid fuels at room temperature. The fuel tank of the missile is lined with anti-corrosion. After the propellant and oxidant are filled, it can be stored for 30 days. In the face of nuclear war Refueling before the crisis can establish a short-term nuclear deterrent of peer-to-peer destruction.
Marshal of Artillery of the Soviet Union Mitrofan Ivanovich Nedelin personally served as the chairman of the State Committee for the R-16 flight test.
On this day, he was summoned back to the general headquarters in Baikonur and answered a long-distance call from Moscow.After listening to the phone and hanging up, Nedelin's face was very ugly.
Launcher No. 2, R-16 was refueling for the last self-check. At this time, the system reported an error, and the panel showed an electrical failure of the hydrazine pump of the first-stage rocket engine.
The commander-in-chief at the launch site, Younger, requested to terminate the launch, pump out the fuel and oxidant of the first and second stages, and overhaul the first-stage rocket engine.Because the electric welding operation is likely to be carried out after the fault is determined by the inspection, the rocket cannot use electric welding when the fuel tank is full.
"Pump out the fuel, do you know what that means? Means another launch at least a week away! Comrade General Secretary is already in the Kremlin in a week! Do you want to be sent to Siberia?" The base has shifted.
Younger: "We can't do repairs without pumping out fuel!"
"I don't care how you carry out inspections and maintenance, in short, this missile must be launched within 24 hours!"
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