The Missiles of October
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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.
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Americans,
my name is Yefgani Yeftashanko.

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I speak to you from Cuba.
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Rigid sentries shine tonight
in the gusting storm,

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a tobacconist carrying a
revolver prepares

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to leave for the harbor,
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a shoemaker cleans an old machine gun.
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A show girl from a cabaret
wearing army boots

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reports to a carpenter standing watch.
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America, where is your shame?
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In your holy hypocrisy
you have forced them

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to take arms while condemning them
for self-defense.

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You have lost your greatness,
you have gone blind,

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while Cuba, a small nation,
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finds its greatness in
the eye of the storm.


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