We plan to use advanced nuclear ** as the main force, and the first wave of attacks will include 131 nuclear missiles or nuclear **, aimed at destroying key targets such as NATO's military forces, communications centers, and transportation hubs.
This plan is not a fictional film and television plot, but a secret operation plan that took place in 1964 in the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact Organization under its leadership.
At that time, the Soviet Union led the formulation of this plan for World War III, which attempted to achieve "hegemony" on a global scale. It was obvious that in the eyes of the Soviets, this war would be a nuclear one.
According to this plan, the Warsaw Pact will essentially destroy or control NATO's main military targets and institutions about a month after the outbreak of the war, thereby weakening the existence of the capitalist camp in the world.
It was not until July 1994, more than two years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, that the plan was first discovered by the West
So, what are the details of this "three wars" battle plan, designated by the Warsaw Pact? Under what influence did the USSR develop this plan? What did the Warsaw Pact make preparations for this plan?
1. The "Cold War" of the World's Two Major Spheres of Influence On March 5, 1946, Churchill came to Missouri during his visit to the United States, and he delivered a speech at Westminster College, then Truman's alma mater in the United States, and did his best to criticize the Soviet Union and the socialist camp, and this speech was called the "Iron Curtain Speech."
The Soviet Union reacted strongly, and Stalin responded forcefully ten days later, dismissing Churchill and other Western leaders as modern-day Hitler, and seeing the speech as a "Cold War Declaration" by Truman through Churchill.
From then on, the US-Soviet Cold War officially began.
Between the socialist camp and the capitalist camp led by the Soviet Union and the United States, the two sides waged fierce competition in the political, military, economic, and diplomatic fields, and went all out to compete for power, expand their spheres of influence, and strengthen their strength, thus forming a marked confrontation.
During this period, tensions between the US-Soviet bloc escalated from time to time, even to the point of pressing the nuclear button. But both sides also know that in the event of a nuclear war, both sides will pay a devastating price.
Thus, in a moment of tension, neither the United States nor the Soviet Union was willing to rashly provoke a war, and despite their respective efforts to avoid direct conflict, events that came close to triggering a third world war took place.
2. The "shock plan" after the tension "Our intelligence services have detected the deployment of nuclear missiles by the Americans in Turkey, Italy and West Germany......In 1959, this news came from within the Soviet Union, which immediately caused strong concern at the top.
The deployment of missiles by the United States at the "gates" of the Warsaw Pact posed a significant threat to the socialist camp.
In order to maintain a strategic balance, then-Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev worked to force the United States to withdraw intermediate-range ballistic missiles deployed in Turkey, Italy, and West Germany. However, his efforts have been ineffective due to the failure to achieve relative strategic deterrence.
Just when Khrushchev was perplexed, the Republic of Cuba, established in early 1959, gave him new hope. At that time, Cuba had close relations with the United States, did not know much about socialism, and had no contacts with the Soviet Union and other countries.
However, from June 1959 onwards, the situation changed 180 degrees. The United States pursues hegemony in Cuba and tries to control the whole of Cuba.
Cuba under the leadership of Cuban leader Fidel Castro is not a weak opponent, they are extremely dissatisfied with the hegemonic behavior of the United States and have taken corresponding ** actions.
It was not until early 1961 that the United States announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Cuba in order to force Cuba to submit and imposed severe economic sanctions.
Although Cuba was still unwilling to submit to American power, they turned to the Soviet Union, an old enemy of the United States, in the face of pressure.
The Soviet Union, overjoyed to see the United States in a difficult situation on its doorstep, did not hesitate to promise to help Cuba and provided substantial economic and military assistance that allowed Cuba to remain independent under the weight of the United States.
The friendly assistance of the Soviet Union gave the Cuban leadership a keen interest in the Soviet Union and socialism. Relations between Su and Cuba quickly warmed up in a short period of time.
On 15 April 1961, a group of Cuban exiles supported by the United States flew B-26 bombers to indiscriminately and indiscriminately bomb Cuba over two days, destroying five aircraft.
As of 17 April, 1,500 mercenaries had launched an attack on the Bay of Pigs in Cuba in an attempt to occupy Cuban territory. However, this force held out for only three days before being repulsed by the Cuban army, of which two-thirds were captured and 90 were killed.
This incident has once again allowed Cuba and the international community to witness the disgraceful side of the United States. At the same time, Cuba completely turned to the Soviet Union, carried out a socialist revolution at home, changed the state system to socialism, and the ruling party led by Castro became the Communist Party of Cuba.
After successfully completing the preliminary preparation, the Soviet Union realized that the opportunity to counterbalance American nuclear missiles had come. Thus, in July 1962, a batch of dismantled medium-range missiles and bombers was secretly shipped from the Soviet Union to Cuba, along with 3,500 military technicians. The Soviet Union planned to deploy nuclear missiles on the "doorstep" of the United States in an attempt to return the favor to others.
Although this operation remained classified, it was discovered by American reconnaissance aircraft. On October 15, 1962, when Kennedy learned of this dangerous fact, he decided to take decisive action and go toe-to-toe with the Soviet Union.
On October 22, Kennedy announced through a global broadcast that the Soviet Union had deployed nuclear missiles in Cuba to exert ** pressure on the Soviet Union. Two days later, the United States dispatched a large fleet of 8 aircraft carriers and 90 aircraft carriers to the Caribbean Sea to closely blockade Cuban waters. At the same time, a large number of nuclear missiles of the United States were installed on the launch pads, waiting for the launch order, and all military bases around the world were brought into combat readiness.
At this time, the shadow of a nuclear war loomed over the whole world, and a third world war was on the verge of breaking out. Seeing the situation get out of control, Khrushchev felt a little anxious. His original intention of deploying missiles in Cuba was only to put pressure on the United States, but he did not expect Kennedy to be so decisive and ready to die with him. In an attempt to de-escalate the situation, Khrushchev communicated with the United States via letter on October 26, hoping to avoid a nuclear war between the two countries.
Eventually, in the US-Soviet game, the Soviet Union accepted defeat and agreed to withdraw missiles and bombers from Cuba and dismantle missile launch pads in Cuba. The 13-day "Cuban Missile Crisis" ended in a thrilling situation, and Kennedy won a resounding victory.
Khrushchev, on the other hand, could not easily endure this humiliation, and profoundly summed up the reasons for the defeat, believing that the small number of nuclear bombs and insufficient preparation were the main factors in the lack of confidence in the game.
Against this background, Khrushchev took measures on two fronts. On the one hand, he vigorously expanded his nuclear arsenal at home, and on the other hand, he began to work on a huge battle plan, the plan for World War III, which is still fearsome today.
The battle plan, completed in 1964 under the top secret conditions of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact countries, covered 17 pages of nuclear warfare.
According to the plan, as soon as the socialist camp is seriously threatened or attacked by the "imperialism" led by the United States, a large-scale counterattack will be launched immediately. First of all, the Warsaw Pact will launch more than a hundred nuclear warheads from various missile launch bases, aiming at targets such as NATO's main military bases, transportation hubs and institutions.
Ninety minutes after the nuclear bomb, taking advantage of the time window when NATO forces are unable to organize an effective defense and counterattack, the Warsaw Pact ground forces, including 3 million soldiers, 10,000 tanks, 25,000 armored vehicles, and 5,000 aircraft, will risk nuclear radiation and advance into the interior of Europe in three directions.
The Czechoslovak People's Army was to make a direct headline for the major cities of West Germany, Nuremberg, Stuttgart and Munich, the Polish army was to quickly advance to Jutland, and the Soviet army, as the main force of the Chinese army, planned to occupy the main industrial regions of Western Europe in six days.
After the completion of the military objectives of the first phase, the three-way Warsaw Pact army will continue to advance, and the armies of the remaining Warsaw Pact countries will also join the battlefield one after another, occupying most of Western Europe within a month, and finally ushering in the final decisive battle with the United States and Britain.
According to the plan, after defeating the United States and Britain, the Soviet Union will embark on the road to world hegemony and become the sole superpower and global master.
However, is this chilling "World War III" battle plan just a 17-page plan, or is it really preparing according to the plan?
3. Everything is ready, and the arrow is ready "The Russians drafted the outline of the (war) plan, while the leaders of the Warsaw Pact ** were responsible for drawing up detailed military plans, including specific issues such as front-line operations, army deployment, and equipment. This is information provided by Western scholars who studied the previously developed scenario of a nuclear war in the USSR.
In 1964, the Soviet Union drew up a plan for a nuclear war, communicated it to the main leaders of the East China countries, and developed a more detailed plan. These plans were exceptionally detailed, and it is striking that the countries of the Warsaw Pact had prepared for war and mobilized strictly according to the plans.
At that time, the Warsaw Pact stationed a large number of troops on the border between Eastern Europe and NATO countries. The number of East German troops reached 2 million, with 7,000 tanks, 6,500 armored vehicles and 700 aircraft.
After the nuclear war plan was communicated, the top commanders of the Warsaw Pact conducted various special training for the army to adapt to the operational intensity of a nuclear war. The soldiers remain nervous, are in combat readiness 85 percent of the time, and are able to quickly go to the battlefield within two hours of receiving a mobilization order once the plan is implemented.
This is true not only of the Army and Air Force, but also of the Navy. The Warsaw Pact's navy conducts intensive training to ensure that in any case, it will take less than an hour to go to sea.
In addition, the missile launchers are not idle, and they are always in a state of being able to launch instantly, aiming at all important NATO targets in all directions.
However, the Warsaw Pact's adequate preparations were not limited to the military level. According to the plan, the Warsaw Pact has identified more than 30,000 people to take over West Germany's political, military, economic and other fields. Their lists and positions are listed in detail, the takeover process is extremely complete, and the items such as **personnel** have all been made.
After the takeover of West Germany, the currency in circulation had been determined, and even all the currency had been printed and was ready to be put into use when the takeover was officially completed.
In addition to the main personnel, institutions, and goods, the Warsaw Pact prepared the Soldiers' Medal of Honor, which could be involved in the capture of West Germany, to be awarded immediately after victory. In addition, all traffic signs used after the occupation of West Germany were customized.
These detailed plans not only exist in the plans of the Warsaw Pact countries, but have also been implemented in practice. This posture makes it impossible to think that the Soviet Union's plan for a nuclear war is just empty talk, but in fact it has put into action and prepared everything for war.
A former Soviet officer once said: "Yes, we are ready for war, we have detailed plans, uniforms, equipment, gas masks, etc., and we are always ready for war." ”
Under the ample preparation of the Warsaw Pact, the confrontation between the two sides became more intense. The Soviet Union expanded its nuclear arsenal after the Cuban Missile Crisis, and by the seventies of the last century, the number of nuclear warheads finally surpassed that of the United States.
Coupled with their elaborate nuclear war program, the Soviet Union showed a clear advantage over the capitalist camp, acting more confidently, even arrogantly.
At the same time, the United States still adheres to hegemonism and Cold War tactics. The tension between the two camps at that time made it possible for World War III to break out with just a little "little spark".
However, with the advent of the nineties of the 20th century, internal problems began to arise in the huge system of the Soviet Union.
Fourth, the red flag landed, and the plan was shattered "On December 29, the Polish Parliament passed a constitutional amendment, and the Polish People's Republic was officially renamed the Republic of Poland. In 1989, Poland, one of the countries of the European socialist camp, took the lead in the change of regime and moved towards capitalism.
The change of power in Poland was like the first domino to fall, and it happened one after another in Hungary, East Germany, Romania, Bulgaria and many other socialist countries in Eastern Europe, where the Communist Party and the Workers' Party lost power and these countries turned to the capitalist system.
After the "drastic changes in Eastern Europe", the regimes of most of the Warsaw Pact member states became the first to pay attention to the plan for World War III formulated by the Warsaw Pact more than 20 years ago.
Not only that, but these countries have also handed over the texts of the program and related materials that the previous regime failed to destroy to Western countries for their study.
On the night of Christmas Day in 1991, Gorbachev announced his resignation from the post of Soviet Union leader through a televised speech, and handed over the Soviet Union's nuclear lockbox to Russia's Yeltsin, officially marking the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the formation of 15 independent countries, ending the era of the two heroes competing for hegemony.
Looking back at those years, the United States and the Soviet Union formulated such a plan in order to promote hegemonism, competition and self-defense, and the formulation of such plans was in line with the historical background at that time.
It is conceivable that not only the Soviet Union had such plans, but the United States may have developed similar, if not more radical, plans, although the United States, as the victor of the Cold War, was unlikely to make such plans public.
Of course, these events are history, and the most important thing now is to learn from the lessons of that history and provide valuable lessons for the present and the future.