Chapter 638 This Was a Mistake

At the height of the Cold War, both sides had a large number of nuclear bombs. If some misjudgment led to the mutual firing of nuclear bombs, this was obviously a situation that no one wanted to see. In order to communicate information between the two sides and avoid the risk of nuclear war at the last minute, the top leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union created a hotline.

The original hotline was just a simplex confidential telegram, but now it has developed into a two-way telephone line that can communicate in real time via satellite.

Now, after answering the hotline, Reagan was still reluctant. After all, whoever picked up the hotline first would be at a disadvantage, at least that's what Reagan thought.

The radio waves crossed the ocean and reached Moscow on the other side. Inside the Kremlin, the ruler of the Red Empire also picked up the phone: "Hello, hello, this is Andropov."

"Hello, I am President Reagan." Reagan said, "I heard that Turkey accidentally shot down a Su-24 bomber. I think there must be a misunderstanding. I hope you can exercise restraint and let us resolve this crisis in a peaceful way."

Reagan said that the attack was a mistake, and there must be a misunderstanding. Hearing this, Andropov spoke with an inviolable dignity: "Really? Is this what you mean? Can you represent the Turkish government?"

"Of course." Reagan said, "On behalf of NATO, I would like to state that we will handle this accidental attack correctly. I do not want this incident to become the fuse of our Third World War. What do you think, General Secretary Andropov?"

"We, the Soviets, have always loved peace and hated war. If the Turkish government can admit its mistakes and compensate us for our losses, we can avoid holding the Turkish government responsible this time," said Andropov.

After hanging up the phone, Reagan's face turned ugly.

When a passionate young man assassinated Archduke Petrin in Sarajevo, it became the fuse of World War I. When the Germans pretended to be Poles and attacked their border outposts, it became the fuse of World War II. The causes of every world war were so simple. Now, a small accidental attack may very well become the new fuse of the war between the East and the West!

In this case, the United States must make certain concessions. After all, Reagan is not a warmongerer, and the United States is now accustomed to a peaceful life. It can be said that the United States has the courage to fight a local war, but it is not really ready for a world war.

The Soviets on the other side, I'm afraid, have always been aiming to unify the whole of Europe? Although Turkey did not make too many mistakes in shooting down the Soviet fighter plane, after all, it was the Soviet fighter plane that invaded Turkish airspace, and the Turkish Air Force was defending their homeland. Moreover, under the circumstances at the time, the Turkish Air Force might have thought that the bomber was going to bomb their homeland!

Türkiye did nothing wrong, but it must make a statement and let this matter go.

It is obvious that regardless of whether this conflict was intentional by the Soviets, if this incident is not handled properly, it will definitely be disadvantageous to the United States.

If the Soviets are angered, they will definitely attack Turkey. Now, the troops exercising on the border have been ready to fight, right? As long as Türkiye's attitude is not good, they can attack at any time!

If the war between the Soviet Union and Turkey breaks out, the United States will have no chance to win! Because the border between Iran and Turkey is the only way for the United States to transport supplies! If the war breaks out, how can the United States transport personnel and supplies? If there is no rear channel, then the United States will definitely lose this war!

At that time, the United States would be forced to stand with Türkiye and open fire on the Soviet troops invading Turkey, and World War III would definitely break out!

Although their think tanks had judged that the Soviets did not want to start a Third World War, those polar bears' brains were sometimes filled with water and they would not play by the rules.

Now, launching a war against Turkey is beneficial to the overall strategic interests of the Soviet Union, so the Soviets are likely to take action!

Moreover, the worst thing is that Turkey's control over this area is not strong, because this area is a traditional gathering place for Kurds! These Kurds are always thinking about establishing their own country!

The government is naturally opposed to this group of Kurds. In Turkey, the Turkish government claims that there are no Kurds on its territory, only mountain Turks! These Kurds have always been oppressed. It was fine in the past, but now the United States is supporting the Kurds in Iraq! The Kurds in Turkey have also shown signs of instability. Once the Soviet Union invades here, as long as they support the local Kurds like the United States, they will be able to successfully control this area! At that time, how can the United States play? There is no way out!

The United States gave Turkey confidence at the beginning, so that they would not be frightened by the Soviet Union’s exercises. However, these Turkish guys were really brave and shot down Soviet fighter planes without any investigation!

During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union were in constant confrontation, and their fighter jets came into contact from time to time. However, in general, they would get close and then use tactics such as collision to force the other side to fly away. They definitely did not do what Türkiye did, which directly came up and greeted them with missiles!

This Turkey is really a fool.

Now that the Soviets have finally been appeased, the next step is to put pressure on Türkiye, force Türkiye to admit its mistake to the Soviet Union and pay some compensation, and the matter will be over.

However, Reagan did not expect that when the US ambassador to Türkiye conveyed the US intentions to the Turkish government, the Turkish head of state became furious.

"Our soldiers shot down an invading bomber in order to safeguard our territorial integrity and airspace rights. We in Turkey did nothing wrong in this matter! Why should we apologize to the Soviets and admit our mistakes?" Turkish head of state Kenan Evren shouted, "This is absolutely impossible! The United States said at the beginning that it would support Turkey in defending our sovereignty, but now, it is showing such a supportive attitude? Compromise and appeasement, President Reagan is just the same as Chamberlain!"