For Want of a Shoe

[Mad Bad Rabbit]

October 12, 1960

During a tense debate at the U.N. General Assembly, upon the subject
of colonialism, Nikita Kruschev has behaved in an increasingly irrational
manner; calling the Delegate Sumulong of the Phillipines a "jerk" and a
"stooge of American imperialism". Sumulong responds with demands for
the Soviet Union to free the countries of Eastern Europe.

This infuriates Kruschev beyond reason, so much so that he removes
his shoe and [POD] violently hurls it at Sumulong! It misses, and instead
strikes Senator Wayne Morse of the United States delegation in the face,
bloodying his nose. There is outrage and uproar, forcing U.N. President
Boland to immediately halt the session (shattering his gavel as he pounds
for the hall to come to order).

October 13, 1960

After being notified of the incident, Brezhnev and the other Politburo
members back in Moscow come to a quick agreement that Kruschev
is not just an embarassment to the Soviet Union, but a dangerous
lunatic; and that he must be removed from power at once.

Thoughts?

 

[YLi]

Hoooooooooo boy. This is going to be interesting. I'm going to be keeping track of this one.

 

[Tyunglebo]

Well, since you set up the scenario it has to be accepted, but I personally doubt the Soviets would remove Nikita for such an incident. If anything the politboro would play it internationally as something we had coming...and removing Krueschev would make them look weak to the rest of the world, and apparently sympathetic to the Americans.

In private, they may put his power elsewhere, but he would remain the public face.

But if he were removed, I don't think it changes much. He becomes a footnote, and is replaced with just as iron a fist, but a slightly smaller mouth, just to be sure.