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The front page of the Soviet Pravda newspaper reported, "Intelligence Chief Appointed as Commander-in-Chief of NATO Allied Forces in Europe." It introduced in detail Stansfield Turner's resume and the impact that his assuming this position would have on the Soviet Union. The top Soviet officials even

Convene an emergency meeting immediately to discuss countermeasures.

During the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, the commissioning of any piece of military equipment or the transfer of any senior general would affect the other side's nerves. Will Stansfield Turner, the former director of the CIA, serve as NATO's Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces in Europe at this time?

No one knows how this will break the strategic balance and what changes it will bring to the international landscape.

Andropov endured the pain and torture and showed up at the meeting. This made the top leaders of the Soviet Union realize that he valued him. After all, the top leader had not appeared for a long time. Many affairs were handed over to Chernenko, which shows that the next generation of leaders

The Soviet side has already determined.

Andropov looked at the Soviet leadership next to him and felt a little sad. During the Brezhnev era, life-long tenure for leading cadres was restored, making the average age of the decision-makers of the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party more than 70 years old at this time, a typical gerontocracy.

But Andropov had no choice. Even as the supreme leader of the Soviet Union, he had his own helplessness. He was worried that he would follow Khrushchev's old path, and it would be difficult to end his life well in that way.

Among the leaders of the Soviet Union, Khrushchev was the most legendary. After his death, when the sculptor carved his tombstone, he deliberately spliced ​​two black and white stones together. The tombstone was engraved: "In his life

The advantages and disadvantages of each are like the combination of black and white."

Khrushchev was also a leader with a great spirit of reform. According to the official history of the Soviet Union, Khrushchev was forced to step down because his reforms were not in line with public opinion. In fact, on the contrary, Khrushchev’s reforms were all beneficial to

The Soviet people, and the Soviet people have no right to remove Khrushchev from power. There is no doubt that Khrushchev touched the interests of the Soviet bureaucracy.

After Khrushchev came to power, he made great adjustments to the official tenure system. He abolished the life-long system of cadres in the Soviet Union and adopted a cadre rotation system. This was undoubtedly a big bolt from the blue for Soviet officials. Khrushchev announced

70% of the officials in the Soviet Union were to be evaluated and replaced. So the senior cadres of the Soviet Union united against Khrushchev, claiming that Khrushchev was stealing the fruits of the Soviet people's labor and that Khrushchev must be ousted.

Save the Soviet Union!

In October 1964, senior cadres took advantage of Khrushchev's vacation and lobbied Khrushchev's secretary Brezhnev to lure Khrushchev back. After Khrushchev returned, he saw

It was just a bunch of people's accusations, asking Khrushchev: "Why

Why do you do this? You keep saying it's for the Soviet people, but what good does it do to the Soviet people?" Facing "forced to impeachment", Khrushchev had no choice but to retire voluntarily. After retirement, he was still under strict surveillance for 7 years.

Later, Khrushchev passed away sadly.

After Brezhnev came to power, he built a sanatorium for officials and further improved the official tenure system and various welfare systems.

Andropov was also a very reformed figure. If his health allowed, it would still be possible. Knowing that his end was approaching, he did not dare to make too many big moves. He even did not dare to attack veteran cadres. At this time, he recalled the time when he forced Khrushchev into the palace.

Maybe it's not that correct.

The lifelong tenure of leading cadres not only plunged the Soviet Union into a gerontocracy, but also had a great impact on the country. People will inevitably become confused when they get old, and their energy cannot keep up, making it difficult to implement the decisions made by the Soviet Union. Central orders were issued

Finally, local implementation will be greatly compromised.

This is also the reason why most Soviet leaders died during their term of office. After all, there would be no way for successors to take over unless they died.

Andropov did not speak, nor did several other high-level officials of the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party. After all, until the top leader spoke, others did not dare to take over.

When the secretary saw it, he quickly reminded Andropov. The secretary knew about the leader's physical condition and thought that he had an old habit; this was a top secret for the Soviet Union. He couldn't let the cat out of the bag at this time, otherwise he didn't know what the following would think.

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Andropov said with a smile: "As people get older, their energy is somewhat indispensable. As the top leaders of the country, you have to share more responsibilities."

That's what he said, but no one dared to challenge him. As long as Andropov is still in office, no one else should have any extra thoughts. Moreover, the other party has a KGB background, and if he doesn't do it well, he will be killed.

The most embarrassing person is definitely Chernenko. Although he is the successor, Andropov is still there at this time. If it is too obvious, then don't you hope that something will happen to the other party?

Chernenko quickly said: "Comrade ***, please don't say that. The Soviet people still need your leadership; the entire alliance still needs to follow your instructions. You are our backbone, and seeing you today makes us feel a lot more at ease."

.With your leadership, the United States and NATO have nothing to worry about."

This old boy's emotional intelligence is not low, and the position of successor is not that easy to fill. This is true in any country.

After hearing what Chernenko said, other senior officials began to agree.

As the only ruling party in the Soviet Union and the supreme leader of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the post of Chairman of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union has great power. Secretary of the Communist Party of China Gorbachev wrote in the conclusion of his memoirs: "I served as Chairman of the Soviet Union

When I held the position of Communist Party, I had power comparable to that of an autocratic emperor.

As long as Andropov is alive, his orders must be carried out unconditionally and his instructions must be obeyed.

Although he knew that few people were sincere, Andropov was still very happy. At least it showed that he was still the top leader of the Soviet Union and could still control this huge country.

Andropov: "Comrade Viktor Mikhailovich Chebrikov briefs us on the situation."

Viktor Mikhailovich Chebrikov was born in 1923 in a working-class family in Dnepropetrovsk. He attended the famous Dnipropetrovsk Metallurgical Institute - a state-owned enterprise in the Brezhnev era.

A melting pot for senior cadres. He joined in 1944

Joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. From 1968 to 1982, Viktor Mikhailovich Chebrikov served as deputy chairman of the KGB. In December 1982, Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov became the leader of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Finally, Chebrikov took over as chairman of the KGB.

Andropov is still very relieved about this old subordinate.

KGB Chairman Chebrikov, the two most powerful intelligence agencies during the Cold War, was quite familiar with Admiral Turner, his old rival.

Chebrikov said seriously: "The Supreme Allied Command Europe refers to one of the three commands affiliated with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military Committee. It is headquartered in the city of Castor, Belgium."

"The Supreme Commander is a U.S. general-level officer who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces in Europe. It has jurisdiction over the Central European Command (located in Brem, the Netherlands), the Nordic Command in Corsos, Norway, and the Southern European Command in Corsos, Norway.

The United Kingdom Air Force Command is located in Naples, Italy, at High Wycombe, England, and the European Allied Mobile Forces Command is located in Zeckenheim, Germany. Its area of ​​responsibility includes NATO European contracting states except the United Kingdom and Portugal, as well as the Mediterranean waters.

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"Admiral Stansfield-Turner previously served as the Commander of NATO Forces in Southern Europe, and it is understandable that he was promoted to Commander-in-Chief of NATO Allied Forces based on his qualifications."

"But Turner also has another identity that needs attention. He once served as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency for four years and is considered an old opponent of ours."

"Currently, we have not yet received effective intelligence on a series of U.S. operations, so we cannot make effective judgments yet. However, the purpose of letting Turner serve as the Commander-in-Chief of NATO Allied Forces in Europe is definitely to fight against the great Soviet Union."

"This person has unique characteristics in terms of intelligence and military command, and his strength cannot be underestimated. The KGB has ordered American and European personnel to fully investigate, and I believe the results will be obtained soon."

"But there is one thing that is a bit confusing. Just before General Turner was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of NATO's European Allied Forces, he also participated in a TV program, the content of which was to analyze the replacement of military vehicles in the United States and the acquisition of such

Where are the retired military vehicles going to be sold?”

"After participating in the program, Admiral Turner took up an important position. Whether there is any connection here is still under investigation."

Reagan's unexpected move made the intelligence agencies of various countries busy. Especially the Soviet KGB. Admiral Turner's identity was too sensitive and he was worried until the investigation was clear. However, the intelligence information was limited and it was impossible to analyze what the Americans meant.

The KGB had no choice but to intensify its efforts, exposing many intelligence personnel. Even Reagan did not expect that there would be an unexpected surprise, which could be described as unintentional.

At this time, Reagan was also lamenting: If I had known this, it might have been better to have him serve as the Commander-in-Chief of NATO's European Allied Forces as soon as he became president.