The Cuban Missile Crisis
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| Dear William, This is the transcript of the latest interview regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis. I have personally recorded the hearing. I hope that this exerpt suffices your demands for the newspaper. ' President Advisor: And now, the President. All stand and clap. The president enters, sits, and all follow suit. President: Welcome all. The reason that I have called this press conference is for the reason that you have been hearing rumors of our dealings with Russia and other European countries. It has been said that we are at a war, or close to war with this country. However, I am hear to tell you that we will not be entering a war. This, however, is the closest that we have ever been this close to a nuclear war. We have been in a technological war between ourselves and our previous allies, the Soviet Union. We have been in a race between who can come up with the newest, most improved technology between the two of us. However, there is really no real war going on between us, and we are not threatening to fire anything on us, because we are ready and willing to retalliate. But I am here to answer any of the questions that you may have regarding the situation. Reporter Number 1: Is it true that missiles have been discovered in Cuba, that may be used against us the event of a nuclear war? President: Yes, it is true that on October the sixteenth, I was shown pictures depicting thmissiles that are being built in Cuba. And, yes, it is true that in the event of a nuclear war these weapons, these missles, can be used against us. Reporter Number 2: Mr. President, please tell me, is it true that you had missles installed in Turkey if push came to shove? President: Yes it is indeed true, we did have missiles installed in Turkey, for the bad times. These were precautions that we took in the event of the Soviet Union threatening to fire missiles on the United States of America. It is my job to protect the people of my country, and I did that the best way I knew how. Reporter Number 3: Exactly how dangerous are these missles? And do they pose as a serious threat to us, even though they have disabled them in Cuba? President: These missiles can shoot towards any of the major American cities in a matter of minutes. Reporter Number 3: But do they really pose as a threat to the United States. President: We do not think that they will pose as a threat to us because they have been disab;ed. However if they were still up and running, yes, they would pose a a serious threat to the country. Reporter Number 2: Mr. President, what or who, wrather, made the decision to stop the shooting of the missles? President: Both the United States, and Russia have made this decision because it will affect not only our two countries, but it can also affect the world. We have thought of the bomb drops on Japanese cities Hiroshima and NAgasaki, and we would not like that to happen to us. Reporter Number 4: But Mr. President, isn't it true that we were allies during the war? Why are we not friends anymore, after all, we are known to the world as the Super Powers. Shouldn't we be friends, seeing that we are so strong? President: It is true that we were friends during the war, however, many tensions have come about that have made us seperate from one another. And because we both are so strong, that alone poses as a conflict. We would both want to be the stronger of the two, however, that could not happen, so tensions flare, and friends become enemies. Reporter Number 1: I think we are all avoiding the question of the hour - are we or are we not safe? President: Yes, I believe that for the time being, we are safe. There are no questions asked, we have created many, and took many precaustions, and yes we are safe. We have NATO, the have the Warsaw Pact. Yes. we are safe. The President's advisor whispers onto the President's ear. Presidents Advisor: That will be the end of this press conference. The President has a very busy schedule that he needs to keep. Thank you for coming. Please exit out of the door that you entered from. Reporter's 1-4: (the president gets up and leaves.) Mr. President, Mr. President. ' Well, I hope that this is enough information for you. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to listen to the president, Britanni Paschal |