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September 6, 1976: Soviet pilot Lieutenant Viktor Belenko defected to Japan on a MiG-25 aircraft.
Regarding Belenko’s defection, the information reads: At 12:50 on September 6, 1976, Belenko took off in a MiG 25 for training. He suddenly lowered his flying altitude from 8,000 meters to 1,000 meters to avoid radar and disguise it as a crash. Then he quickly flew towards Japan and entered the "air defense identification zone" 30 minutes later. At this time, Japan had discovered that Soviet aircraft were approaching and sent two batches of F-4EJ "Phantom" fighter jets to intercept them, but they were both thrown away.
At this time, Belenko was also in big trouble and was almost running out of fuel. The Soviet Union also had institutional precautions against the defection of pilots and only gave the aircraft a small amount of fuel.
Belenko had no choice but to land at the nearest civilian airport in Hakodate, Japan. By the time he landed the plane, it had only a few more minutes of fuel left and a tire on the landing gear had blown out. Belenko pulled off his oxygen mask , climbed from the cockpit to the wing, pulled out his pistol and fired several shots into the air, attracting the attention of the airport security guards.
Soviet MiG-25 pilot Belenko defected, why did the KGB not pursue him?
The reason is simple.
First, the CIA is not a freeloader.
After Belenko escaped to Japan, he was immediately protected by the CIA.
The CIA is very professional and protects Belenko very well.
During his first few years in the United States, Belenko lived in a safe house, a location that was highly confidential and difficult to detect.
Such safe houses are divided into two categories. One type is directly located in a barracks or some military base, and outsiders cannot enter at all. In the movie "The Godfather 2", Frank, the traitorous leader of the family, is protected by the CIA in a military camp, and the mafia cannot assassinate him; he is in a very hidden location, and even the director of the CIA may not know where he is.
The CIA has disclosed some safe houses it has used. They are all in places where birds do not lay eggs and are easy to defend but difficult to attack.
For example, there is a safe house by a lake in the forest. No one usually lives here, there are only a few holiday villas, all far apart. To get to these villas, you have to drive along a mountain road for a whole day. Since the trail is surrounded by mountains and dense forests, it is impossible to walk on foot, and the distance is too far.
As long as CIA agents set up checkpoints at the entrance of the alley, they are basically foolproof.
Even if he discovered the location of the safe house, there were many CIA agents nearby for armed protection, so it would not be easy to assassinate him.
A few years later, Belenko stayed in seclusion when he left the safe house. Even when he went to the supermarket, he was protected by multiple agents.
It can be seen that it is difficult for KGB agents to assassinate Belenko, and it is not easy to do it.
Second, Belenko is a small character.
Apart from bringing the MiG-25 and introducing the air force tactics he knew, Lieutenant Belenko was after all a low-level officer and not an important figure.
The MiG-25 fighter jet made its first flight in 1967, and Belenko defected in 1976. On the surface, the MiG-25 fighter jet has reached Mach 3 and is the fastest fighter in the world. In fact, it is not advanced.
The technology used by the MiG-25 is quite backward. The fuselage is mainly made of steel instead of composite materials, and the airborne equipment is also unsightly.
It can fly at extremely high speeds, but can only last for a very short time, and can only be used to get rid of enemy fighter planes.
The United States believes that the performance of this aircraft is backward and can barely be used as a high-altitude, high-speed interceptor or high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft.
is even more popular, MiG 25 is nothing, and the threat of American fighters is limited.
Bei Lianke's defect is just to make Americans make MiG more than 25 backward, not more advanced.
Americans will know this sooner or later, nothing.
is not serious.
This kind of small fish and shrimp, kill it without killing the overall situation.
is third. Assassination will definitely cause serious diplomatic disputes. Although
is not a big person, the defect itself is world -famous. In the case of
, the Soviet Union's assassination of Bielianke was blatantly challenged the United States.
will make things bigger, or even eventually unable to clean up.
If you are an important figure, the Soviet Union can naturally kill him at the expense.
But is it necessary to do this?
is still a big deal, which is the most suitable.
Many people will make up the tragic end of Bielian. In fact, he is really not tragic. The reason why
Bielianke defeated was mainly because he was too miserable by the Soviet army, and was even sent to a psychiatric hospital because he revealed that he was corruption and corruption.
arrived in the United States for a long time. After Soviet Union disintegrate , Bingke's personal threat exists. He returned to Russia for a trading company and lived very moisturizing. A few years ago,
years ago, Belianke was still showing in the media, indicating that he was not dead and he was in his old age.
Beilianke was born in 1947. It is now 70 or 80 years old. It must be good.
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