Word: swapping
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...comes. "If you don't think we are ready to make war over Cuba, you are mistaken," added Ryzhov. Reportedly, Premier Inonu's response to the nuclear threat was: "Don't make me laugh." The Turks stood firm, just as President Kennedy did when the Turkish swap offer arrived at his desk. In Khrushchev's third and final note, he reverted to his first offer, agreed to withdraw the missiles for a no-invasion offer...
...Roosevelt was known throughout the world as a lecturer and writer, one who frequently advocated unpopular causes. She was one of the first prominent white persons to fight for civil rights of Negroes; she headed the unsuccessful attempt to swap tractors for the prisoners seized by Fidel Castro in the abortive Bay of Pigs invasion...
While the talks with U Thant were going on, Khrushchev suddenly proposed his cynical swap: he would pull his missiles out of Cuba if Kennedy pulled his out of Turkey. His long, rambling memorandum was remarkable for its wheedling tone-that of a cornered bully. Wrote Khrushchev: "The development of culture, art and the raising of living standards, this is the most noble and necessary field of competition . . . Our aim was and is to help Cuba, and nobody can argue about the humanity of our impulse...
Force. Kennedy bluntly rejected the missile swap and increased the speed of the U.S. military buildup. The President considered choking Cuba's economy with a complete blockade. To knock the missiles out in a hurry, the White House discussed sabotage, commando raids, naval bombardment or a pinpoint bombing attack. And there was the strong possibility that invasion might finally be required...
Rosy-hued as all this seemed, some Japanese businessmen were skeptical. The Russians are generally reluctant to pay for imports in cash, prefer instead to swap off such raw materials as oil, coal and metals. At the moment. Japanese industry is overstocked with raw materials. And Japanese businessmen have not yet forgotten the disappointing results of their nation's last trade treaty with Russia. After signing the agreement with much fanfare two years ago, the Soviets began to shovel their own products into Japan as fast as possible while delaying acceptance of Japanese goods by endless haggling over prices...