Mario Nawfal
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??????JFK FILES: SOVIETS FEARED A “CRAZY” U.S. GENERAL WOULD LAUNCH A NUKE AFTER ASSASSINATION
After JFK was assassinated, the Soviet Union feared a rogue U.S. general might launch a nuclear strike in retaliation.
The memo details how Soviet officials believed JFK’s murder was part of an extremist plot and that the real danger was an “unbalanced” U.S. military officer using it as an excuse to start World War III.
Soviet intelligence quickly moved to calm tensions, fearing an overreaction from Washington.
The document suggests the Kremlin was more worried about an out-of-control American response than being blamed for the assassination itself.
Did Cold War paranoia nearly trigger a nuclear disaster?
Source: JFK Files - 198-10008-10119