Evil Is a Matter of Degree

Fidel Castro has long been considered the evil dictator of Cuba, and that nothing could be worse than him. Russia, wishing to use Castro's regime as a cover for their own nefarious plot to seek world dominance, is actually far worse than Castro. In the story, Castro is seen as a benevolent dictator, who does seem to care about his people. The Russians, instead, use Castro's people as a cover, and have no compunction about blowing up the harbor, killing thousands of people to falsely lay blame elsewhere.

When the Soviets realize that there are men on the moon, they immediately know that only the Americans can have accomplished this feat. Instead of contacting the U.S. President, and opening dialogue and negotiations, the Russians decide that they will send up a lunar lander, and change out the scientists for soldiers so that...