Cartoon by Ganf on the role of France and the United Kingdom in NATO (20 February 1958)

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‘The NATO circus — A dangerous act’. In 1958, the Soviet satirical weekly magazine Krokodil deplores the submissive attitude of the United Kingdom (depicted as a lion, the symbol on the royal coat of arms) and France (shown as a rooster) in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), which is portrayed as a US soldier. Under the eye of their American trainer, the two animals juggle with nuclear weapons, causing panic among the crowd. Soviet cartoonist Ganf also highlights the nuclear threat represented by the Atlantic Alliance and its allies. While the United Kingdom has had nuclear weapons since 3 October 1952, it is not until 13 February 1960 that France explodes its first atomic bomb.

Quelle und Copyright

Quelle: Krokodil. ; Réd. Chef CHVETSOV, S.A. 20.02.1958, n° 5 (1511); année d'édition 36-i. Moscou: Ed. moscovite de la Pravda. "Le cirque de l'OTAN", auteur:Ganf , p. 12.

Copyright: (c) Krokodil
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Cartoon by Ganf on the role of France and the United Kingdom in NATO (20 February 1958)