Cuban Missile Crisis Role Play

In my capacity as the representative of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics I would like to respond, and remind Mr. Stevenson that this is not an American courtroom and I will not respond as if you are my prosecutor. You will have your answers in due course. Mr. Stevenson claims that the government of the United States is content with sharing their economic sphere, and has no intention in disturbing the peace. However since the first days of its existence, post revolutionary Cuba has been subjected to continuous threats and provocations by the United States. The United States government has done everything it could to interfere with the internal affairs of the sovereign country Cuba. Mr. Stevenson paints an idyllic picture of Latin America without mentioning the US "Big Stick" policy with Latin America. Let us remember that it was on the 17th of April that United States mercenaries invaded at Playa Giron, and the people of Cuba, led by Comrade Castro, were victorious in your colonial inclinations. This is the peace they speak of. Let us not forget that the United States government had its own army fighting the Soviet people during our own revolution. Yes, we know your peace Mr. Stevenson; we won't even go into the numerous attempts at the life of comrade Castro, the sovereign leader of the Republic of Cuba. I call to this assembly's attention that yesterday, the United States government placed the Republic of Cuba under naval blockade. The United States has arrogated to itself the right to attack other ships of other states on the high seas, and has brazenly said as much, which is nothing less than undisguised piracy. The United States government has initiated the most aggressive of their policies against this island nation with the gravest of international consequences. There is every indication that the United States government has a policy of complete domination of the Republic of Cuba at any cost. Let us look at Cuba. a small island recovering from the exploitation of colonialist capitalism. There is no way the people of Cuba could amass a military that could perpetually fend off the full force of the inevitable might of the United States imperialist government. What other hope can this small island nation have in preserving its sovereignty? The United States has no right whatever either in the rules of accepted international law in freedom of shipping, and a sovereign country defending itself from a foreign threat. A sovereign state has, according to United Nations charter the right to defend itself and to possess weapons to ensure its security. Repeatedly the government of the United States has demonstrated itself as an imminent threat to the people of Cuba. No state, no matter how powerful it is has the right to deny such fundamental necessities from another state. Mr. Stevenson is in no position to demand anything let alone the removal of the only possible defense a small country like the Republic of Cuba has. He speaks of a threat of putting nuclear missiles in Turkey, when we all are well aware of the 100 Jupiter missiles already placed on our border in Turkey. Mr. Stevenson speaks of a threat to his hemisphere. Mr. Stevenson we have been increasingly living with your threat for years now in our hemisphere…continent… ON OUR BORDERS! We live with US government made missiles dotting the landscape of Europe aimed at our country. The United States has taken these piratous initiatives while threatening nuclear war. Mr. Stevenson, perhaps the word peace means something different in English than what it means in Russian. We stand behind our Cuban comrades and we stand against your natural expansive and exploitive inclinations. The Security Council would not be carrying out its bounden duty, as the principle organ responsible for maintaining world and international security, if it ignored the aggressive actions of the United States.