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All right, sir, let me ask you
one simple question;
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do you, Ambassador Zorin,
deny that the USSR
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has placed and is placing medium and
intermediate-range
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missiles in sites in Cuba, yes or no?
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Don't wait for the translation,
yes or no?
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I am not in an American courtroom,
sir, and therefore,
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I do not wish to answer a question
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that has been put to me
in the fashion in which a -
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a prosecutor puts questions.
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In due course, sir,
you will have your reply.
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You are in the courtroom of
world opinion right now,
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and you can answer yes or no.
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You have denied that they exist,
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I want to know if
I understand you correctly.
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Will you please continue
your statement, sir,
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you will have your answer in due course.
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I am prepared to wait for my answer
until hell freezes over,
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if thas your decision.
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I'm also prepared to present the evidence
here in this room.
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Ambassador Schweitzer of Chile
is next on my list to speak.
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I've not finished my statement.
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I asked you a question.
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I've had no reply to the question,
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and I now propose to finish my statement.
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I doubt that anyone in this room,
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with the possible exception of
the representative
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of the Soviet Union,
has any doubt about the facts.
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But in view of his statement,
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and the statements of
the Soviet government,
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I am going to make a portion of
the evidence available right now.
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The first photograph shows
San Cristobal in late August, 1962.
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It was then only a peaceful countryside.
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The second photograph shows
the same area one day last week.
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A few tents and vehicles have come
into the area.
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The third, taken only 24 hours later,
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reveals facilities for a
medium-range missile
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battalion installed.
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And that, indisputably,
is a bunker for a nuclear warhead.
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Now I hope we can get down to business
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and we can stop this sparring.
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We know the facts and so do you, sir,
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and we're ready to talk about them.
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Our job here is not
to score debating points,
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our job, Mr. Zorin, is to save the peace.
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And if you're ready to try, so are we.