Divided Over Ideas
With the escalation in tensions, the members of the Joint Crisis Committee (JCC): Warsaw Pact deliberated on the issues which they deemed urgent. Reporting from the same council, Animesh Ranjan attempts to capture a birds-eye view of the debate.
With the escalating tensions between the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and the Warsaw Pact, deliberations over possible concrete actions took place between the representatives present at the emergency meeting. The date was 31 October 1983. The primary objective to hold this emergency meeting was border security. The euro missile crisis brought forth this icy exchange between the two groups.
Mr. Erich Honecker, the chairman of the council of the state of Germany, expressed heavy concerns over the issue of border security as he wished for a more secure border in his own state. It brought support from some nations and arguments with others. One of the points of deliberation was the concentration of strength at various points of the border. Everyone concurred to the idea of reinforcement of border security, but they opined a different stance than Mr. Honecker. They shared the idea of a uniformly reinforced border security.
The debate did not come to a close at that point. Using the SS-20 missiles to further reinforce the border was opined by Marshal Sergey Sokolov, the Chairman of the Committee of Defence Ministers. The other delegates took the idea of using the military to enhance their defenses. Marshal Victor Kulikov shared the idea of using military exercises as a mechanism to reinforce the borders. He went on to further add the possibility of the Baltic fleet in the mix. This prompted Mr. Sokolov to strengthen the air defense mechanism in the Northern Tier on which he further elaborated at a later point of time.
Mr. Erich Honecker, the chairman of the council of the state of Germany, expressed heavy concerns over the issue of border security as he wished for a more secure border in his own state. It brought support from some nations and arguments with others. One of the points of deliberation was the concentration of strength at various points of the border. Everyone concurred to the idea of reinforcement of border security, but they opined a different stance than Mr. Honecker. They shared the idea of a uniformly reinforced border security.
The debate did not come to a close at that point. Using the SS-20 missiles to further reinforce the border was opined by Marshal Sergey Sokolov, the Chairman of the Committee of Defence Ministers. The other delegates took the idea of using the military to enhance their defenses. Marshal Victor Kulikov shared the idea of using military exercises as a mechanism to reinforce the borders. He went on to further add the possibility of the Baltic fleet in the mix. This prompted Mr. Sokolov to strengthen the air defense mechanism in the Northern Tier on which he further elaborated at a later point of time.
After the committee addressed the offensive and defensive military aspects of the border security, Mr. Dmitriy Fyodorovich Ustinov, the Defence Minister of the USSR attacked the decisions made by the United States of America (USA) from a legal perspective. After informing the committee that the invasion of Afghanistan was done on the basis of the request received, he went on to compare and contrast the two situations, declaring the invasion of Grenada to be illegal. He suggested that the USA attacked under a pretext instead of an actual reason. He went on to further raise questions about the invasion using the concept of jus ad bellum.
One of the primary ideas that flowed around the committee was the idea of an attack on Marxism. Mr. Kulikov opined that the reason for the invasion of Grenada was the fact that it was a socialist state. Mr. Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko, the Chairman of the Committee of Foreign Ministers supported this by suggesting that the actions by the USA was insulting to communism. This brought forth the idea of possible communication to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). The reason behind was that it was a commonwealth nation and Margaret Thatcher did not support the invasion. It was supported by the various delegates presented.
With these two agendas in mind, the committee seems to be on a high alert with regards to security issues. What remains to be seen is the manner in which they will reach a stable and peaceful solution.
(Edited by Harsha Sista.)
Hot Nukes In The Cold War
The news of weapons in the vicinity of the Warsaw pact countries shook everyone. Reporting from the Joint Crisis Committee (JCC): Warsaw Pact, Animesh Ranjan attempts to follow the reactions of the representatives of the various countries present.
With the recent updates, the delegates of the committee seemed eager to jump into action. They addressed various issues which dealt with the recent actions conducted by the various organisations and suggested new actions on the issue.
The first issue they addressed was that of security. The deliberations revolved around the recent findings of the missiles in the Republic of Turkey (Turkey). The representatives were taken aback by the news of the missiles. The deliberations moved towards surveillance. Mr. Dmitriy Fyodorovich Ustinov, the Defence Minister of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), suggested a surveillance mechanism to detect missiles in the future. The other representatives present supported this idea. Mr. Viktor Chebrikov, the Chairman of Committee for State Security, suggested using surveillance for the purpose of reconnaissance in the state of Turkey for further nuclear weapons. Moving towards the concrete details, Marshal Sergey Sokolov, the Chairman of the Committee of Defence Ministers, provided the method of doing it. He suggested using the Soviet satellites to detect the heat signatures of nuclear missiles.
Moving towards accountability from detection, Mr. Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko, the Chairman of the Committee of Foreign Ministers, demanded a strong retaliation and a system of fair warning for this. Mr. Sokolov saw the information as a clear symbolic interpretation of the anti-communist behaviour of the west. Once the council had established that, the next choice was the possible course of action. Mr. Ustinov suggested the deployment of more missiles in the regions which are closer to the United States of America (USA). Mr. Erich Honecker, the Chairman of the Council of State of Germany seconded this idea.
Moving forward with the deliberations on the tactics, the possibility of a conflict between Turkey, the state holding the weapons detected and Cyprus came up. An exchange of dialogue between Mr. Ustinov and Marshal Victor Kulikov, the Supreme Commander of the Unified Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty Organization led to the nowhere. The issue eventually did not reach any conclusion. Leaving that issue behind, Mr. Kulikov suggested sending a communique to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) over this. Following up on his previous arguments, he suggested the placement of missiles in Cuba, in accordance with the suggestion by Mr. Ustinov. Mobilisation of the Black Sea Fleet was also another issue brought up.
However, before the deliberation on this update could get over, a new piece of information came to light. This was in regards to the situation in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (Afghanistan). With this updated piece of information, the representatives moved towards a situation which seems closer to war. How they react to this will decide whether negotiations take place or nuclear winter rules the sky.
(Edited by Harsha Sista.)
The first issue they addressed was that of security. The deliberations revolved around the recent findings of the missiles in the Republic of Turkey (Turkey). The representatives were taken aback by the news of the missiles. The deliberations moved towards surveillance. Mr. Dmitriy Fyodorovich Ustinov, the Defence Minister of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), suggested a surveillance mechanism to detect missiles in the future. The other representatives present supported this idea. Mr. Viktor Chebrikov, the Chairman of Committee for State Security, suggested using surveillance for the purpose of reconnaissance in the state of Turkey for further nuclear weapons. Moving towards the concrete details, Marshal Sergey Sokolov, the Chairman of the Committee of Defence Ministers, provided the method of doing it. He suggested using the Soviet satellites to detect the heat signatures of nuclear missiles.
Moving towards accountability from detection, Mr. Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko, the Chairman of the Committee of Foreign Ministers, demanded a strong retaliation and a system of fair warning for this. Mr. Sokolov saw the information as a clear symbolic interpretation of the anti-communist behaviour of the west. Once the council had established that, the next choice was the possible course of action. Mr. Ustinov suggested the deployment of more missiles in the regions which are closer to the United States of America (USA). Mr. Erich Honecker, the Chairman of the Council of State of Germany seconded this idea.
Moving forward with the deliberations on the tactics, the possibility of a conflict between Turkey, the state holding the weapons detected and Cyprus came up. An exchange of dialogue between Mr. Ustinov and Marshal Victor Kulikov, the Supreme Commander of the Unified Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty Organization led to the nowhere. The issue eventually did not reach any conclusion. Leaving that issue behind, Mr. Kulikov suggested sending a communique to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) over this. Following up on his previous arguments, he suggested the placement of missiles in Cuba, in accordance with the suggestion by Mr. Ustinov. Mobilisation of the Black Sea Fleet was also another issue brought up.
However, before the deliberation on this update could get over, a new piece of information came to light. This was in regards to the situation in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (Afghanistan). With this updated piece of information, the representatives moved towards a situation which seems closer to war. How they react to this will decide whether negotiations take place or nuclear winter rules the sky.
(Edited by Harsha Sista.)
Diplomacy at Play
Reporting from the Joint Crisis Committee (JCC): Warsaw Pact, Animesh Ranjan attempts to figure out the viewpoint of the Warsaw towards the middle east war.
Considering that there is a war going on in the Middle East between Iraq and Iran, and that the region is a strategic oil reserve for the world, the world needs to find out the stance of the superpowers. However, it seems most of the nations are just biding their time to see how the war turns out. Keeping in mind the developing situation among the nations, a polarisation of the Middle East along the lines of cold war seems very likely.
(Edited by Harsha Sista.)