The Korean Peninsula has been in turmoil recently, first North Korea test-fired a new type of intercontinental missile "Hwasong-17", claiming that it can achieve "** jump" to cover the entire territory of the United States, and then South Korea urgently went to the US White House to "give an English speech" and "sing with love", and also launched military exercises with the United States to allow US troops to be stationed in a large scale.
Clung to the thighs of the United States for fear of being "abandoned".
After all, the DPRK is the closest to the ROK, and no matter who the DPRK has an opinion on in the international community, it is the ROK that will "suffer" in the end.
So much so that some people ridiculed North Korea's diplomatic strategy as "scolding the United States and hitting South Korea."
However, what many people don't know is that North Korea not only "attacked South Korea", but also really took the initiative to attack the United States.
So how did the United States respond to North Korea's initiative? The answer may have come as a surprise to everyone.
At 7 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 1969, the American EC-121M warning model (Shenhai 129) early warning aircraft took off from the U.S. Naval Air Base in Atsugi, Japan, and went to the coast of Maisupan-ri, Kyrju County, North Korea to collect radio information between the Soviet Union and North Korea.
This is the "beauty difference" that everyone wants.
Compared with boring military training, flying an early warning plane to go around other countries to collect intelligence can not only satisfy the proud vanity of American soldiers, but also have the probability of obtaining valuable information and making military achievements.
In the Cold War, military merit was difficult to obtain from the battlefield, and this task was precious.
Not to mention the fact that this task is not yet the slightest "dangerous".
Because the operation has been going on for two years, the two sides have reached a certain tacit understanding.
It may also be that the DPRK's military equipment is too backward to be discovered) The AWACS aircraft are required to prohibit activities within 2 nautical miles (50 kilometers) from the coast of the DPRK, and as long as a certain safe distance is maintained, the DPRK will not move, which is the consistent understanding of US military pilots.
As usual, the AWACS aircraft was swaying around to collect intelligence and prepare to return home, when suddenly the radar detected two North Korean MiG-21s approaching, and the radars of the US Air Base in Gunsan in South Korea and the US Army Secret Service detected the anomaly, but no one paid attention to it.
After all, it's your own plane that is dangling in someone else's airspace, can you still let others give way to you? The AWACS aircraft is the latest model of US military service equipment, and naturally it can quickly detect the approach of the North Korean aircraft.
However, no one on the crew took it seriously and prepared to avoid the North Korean fighter jets and return home.
Come and go as you want? The "heroic" DPRK soldiers did not agree, and without too many "greetings," the DPRK military plane decisively fired artillery shells and shot down the US early warning plane.
At the same time, on the base radar of the US military, about two minutes after the detection of the MiG-21, the Deep Sea 2 disappeared from the radar.
This made the base personnel very confused, and at one point wondered if there was something wrong with their equipment.
Until this moment, no one realized that it was the North Korean military plane that shot down the US AWACS plane, because it seemed impossible to everyone.
There were 8 officers and 23 non-commissioned officers and enlisted men on board, one of whom was a marine.
Nine of the crew members are cryptography technicians and Russian and Korean interpreters.
A total of 31 people were killed and buried in the Sea of Japan.
Probably, the crew didn't figure it out until they diedWhat they saw as the most leisurely and safe reconnaissance mission would have cost them the sea.
North Korea? How dare it!
It was not only the US military crew members who died in the sea who raised this question, but Nixon was also furious when he received the news! North Korea? The existence that the United States can "crush" with its fingers, how dare it!
Nixon saw this as a provocation and threat to the United States by North Korea, as well as a humiliation to the US Air Force and Navy.
Therefore, Nixon** instructed the Department of Defense to immediately activate countermeasures and consider retaliatory actions, even at the expense of using "nuclear**".
The key reason why a great power is a great power is that they all possess "destructive" nuclear weapons.
Nuclear ** has a huge lethal and destructive power.
The energy of a nuclear can destroy everything within its range, whether it be people, animals, buildings, or infrastructure.
At the same time, radioactive contamination from nuclear ** will also cause long-term harm to humans and the environment.
The fate of Japan, which was dropped on nuclear weapons in World War II, is seen in the eyes of the people of the world and remembered in their hearts.
The United States did not expect that there would be people who wanted to taste the power of nuclear **.
However, Nixon's idea aroused strong opposition from the top level of the United States.
They argue that the use of nuclear ** raises serious ethical problems, because the destructive and destructive power of nuclear ** is too great to avoid serious harm and killing of innocent people.
In addition, the use of nuclear weapons will also arouse strong opposition and criticism from the international community, and may cause isolation and losses for the United States in the international arena.
They also fear that the use of nuclear ** will lead to the nuclear proliferation of countries such as the Soviet Union and China, which will further aggravate the instability and danger of the international situation.
During the Cold War, the United States had been trying to control and limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and the use of nuclear weapons would frustrate these efforts.
So what exactly did Nixon do?
First of all, when it received the news that the AWACS plane had been shot down, the United States ** quickly condemned it.
North Korea** is required to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident.
At the same time, the United States has also condemned North Korea and blocked North Korea on a global scale, while strengthening its military deployment in the Asia-Pacific region, making the Asia-Pacific region show a gradual tense situation.
In view of the downing of the AWACS aircraft, the United States suspended all aerial reconnaissance operations related to the Korean Peninsula in order to ensure the safety of other aircraft and crews.
At the same time, the United States** has increased its army, navy, and air force deployments in South Korea and surrounding areas, and has stepped up military deployments and patrols on the Korean Peninsula and in the East China Sea.
Although it did not use nuclear weapons, the United States still sent additional aircraft carriers and their accompanying ships into the waters near the Korean Peninsula to send a strong deterrent signal to the DPRK.
In addition, the United States** has conducted missile tests in the region to demonstrate its military strength and deterrence capabilities.
However, after only a week of demonstrations and blockades, US military reconnaissance planes began to gather intelligence on the Korean Peninsula.
U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger jokingly called Nixon's anger an "drunk" act, and when he sobered up, he should do what he should do.
Naturally, such a way of dealing with the situation will not satisfy the proud American people.
Even if you don't use nuclear ** and use other military measures! It's good now, not a single apology.
A large number of people marched and rallied to accuse the United States of inaction and scold Nixon for cowardice and incompetence.
So why did the U.S. sanctions against North Korea end in vain?
In fact, the United States is also bitter and unspeakable.
In the late 60s and early 70s of the 20th century, the seemingly prosperous American economy actually fell into a slump.
The overheating of the economy in the early 1960s caused inflation problems, leading to a recession and rising unemployment.
The United States** needs to concentrate on its domestic economic problems and cannot devote significant resources to its foreign affairs.
As a result, the United States has had to slow down its sanctions program against North Korea in order to avoid taking on a more enormous burden on economic issues.
At this time, the U.S. ** team still had to face the quagmire of the Vietnam War.
With a large amount of troops and money to be invested in the Vietnam battlefield, it is impossible for the United States to concentrate its forces on North Korea at the same time.
As a result, the North Korean issue was relegated to a secondary position.
What's more, behind North Korea's seemingly reckless and impulsive moves, the United States speculates whether there will be support from the Soviet Union or China.
Tensions and rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union were growing.
The two sides are engaged in fierce competition over various issues affecting world politics, economics and security, including the Korean Peninsula.
Under these conditions, the United States could not take an overly tough attitude towards the DPRK in order to avoid causing unease and ** in the USSR.
And the just-concluded War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea has made the United States see the attitude from China.
After decades of development, the Chinese People's Liberation Army, which is already feared by the US military, has become more well-trained and well-equipped, and the United States naturally does not want to cause more trouble.
And is North Korea emboldened by China or the Soviet Union? We don't know, but judging from China's consistent strategy of "peaceful diplomacy", it is clear that this matter has nothing to do with us.
As for the Soviet Union, it itself was too busy during the Cold War to offend the United States for the sake of North Korea!
The US military reconnaissance planes were discovered by Soviet military planes many times, but the Soviet military planes did not take action, let alone instruct the DPRK.
From this point of view, the DPRK launched an attack on the US early warning plane on a "self-assertive" and "hot-headed" manner, but fortunately it did not cause any serious disaster.
In fact, there is a lot of speculation about the motive of the DPRK for shooting down the US early warning plane this time.
As a closed socialist country, North Korea has always tried to assert its authority and position through a tough stance.
In the eyes of the DPRK, the presence of US troops on the Korean Peninsula is a violation and provocation of its sovereignty.
Therefore, the DPRK believes that it may be possible to demonstrate its military strength by shooting down the US AWACS aircraft and show that it is not afraid of the United States at home and abroad.
Or that North Korea believes that the intelligence activities of the US military may threaten its *** and believes that its intelligence activities can be stopped by shooting down the US AWACS aircraft.
North Korea may also hope to use this operation to strengthen its military deterrence and demonstrate its military strength to the international community.
One dramatic statement is that April 15 is the birthday of North Korea's great leader Kim Il Sung, and the North Korean military regards the discovery of the US early warning aircraft as a "gift" from the leader, and shooting it down as a sign of respect is indeed in line with North Korea's consistent style.
In fact, as we mentioned at the beginning, North Korea and South Korea are completely different in their current national development, political positioning, and attitude towards the United States, and it is difficult to imagine that the two countries are actually the same country in history.
The word Joseon first appeared in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and throughout its long history, it has existed as a complete country.
Until the beginning of modern Japanese aggression, and at the end of World War II in 1945, the Korean Peninsula was divided into two countries, the North and the South, due to the struggle between major powers.
As a closed socialist country, North Korea emphasizes collective interests and equal distribution.
North Korea** is very concerned about public utilities and social welfare, and strengthens national consciousness and national unity by promoting personal sacrifice and dedication to patriotism.
In the economic, cultural and social spheres, the DPRK** has implemented quite strict control and management, and the propaganda of culture and art often has a distinct political propaganda color.
South Korea, on the other hand, is a capitalist country that advocates a market economy and industrialization in the economic field.
South Korea** encourages the development of private enterprises and promotes the development of free markets, especially in the areas of high technology, cultural and creative industries, and exports**.
South Korea's culture and art are diverse, open and free, and have a good international image and popularity.
But can you say who's good and who's bad? Apparently not.
The DPRK can fire artillery shells at the US military for the sake of national integrity, but the US military has no choice but to do anything about it, while the ROK does not even have its own army, and relies on the US troops to defend national sovereignty and lose its dignity.
North Korea** has always regarded the United States as its main threat and enemy, believing that the Western movement and capitalist forces behind the United States have been trying to overthrow the North Korean regime and undermine its domestic stability.
Therefore, the DPRK has adopted strong anti-US policies and measures, including developing nuclear weapons, making anti-US remarks, and conducting anti-US propaganda.
South Korea, on the other hand, sees the United States more as its most important ally and umbrella.
Since the Korean War, the United States has been South Korea's most important military, political, and economic partner.
South Korea and the people have also widely accepted and identified with American culture, and there is a trend of Americanization in terms of fashion, movies, etc.
It really responds to the sentence of "Yanzi Spring and Autumn", "orange is orange when it is born in Huainan, and orange is orange when it is born in Huaibei", which was originally a nation in the same lineage, but now it has become a diametrically opposite feud.
Now the United States has once again turned its attention to the Asia-Pacific region and to the Korean Peninsula, but the goal is no longer to divide the Korean Peninsula, but to point the spearhead directly at China.
As neighboring countries that are closely interdependent, we need to pay more attention to the situation on the Korean Peninsula, strengthen communication and cooperation with the DPRK, and we must not allow it to act recklessly again, so as not to fall into the truth.
Of course, warpThe People's Liberation Army (PLA), which has been baptized by war, is also capable of handling regional affairs and maintaining regional peace.
As long as we persist in development, there will be more and more days when the United States "can't talk about its sufferings" in the future!
Chun Byung-geun, "69 Reconnaissance Plane Shot Down by **, the United States Wants to Use Nuclear Weapons" North Korea** Chinese Network. 2010.06.25
That time a drunk Richard Nixon tried to Nuke North Korea" November 24, 2017.
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