Chapter 1548 Breaking the "harmony" balance of power (Third update, please subscribe)
The dramatic changes that took place in the Soviet Union shocked the entire world.
The whole world is analyzing this bloodless coup. No matter how beautiful the words are about "physical health reasons", the facts are the facts.
When assessing the impact of the coup on the Soviet Union, it is also necessary to assess the new leadership of the Soviet Union. In the intelligence systems of almost all countries, it is generally believed that the combination of Brezhnev and Kosygin should be a moderate. leadership.
The assessments of all intelligence agencies were cautious and optimistic, and leaders of various countries were also influenced by this and believed that relations between the United States and the Soviet Union would be eased in the future.
Of course, these people definitely did not include Li Yi'an. He knew very well that Brezhnev was just a gentle person on the surface.
The so-called "Soviet offensive and American defense" period is what happened during the Brezhnev era. This man was the kind of person who smiled but held a big stick.
Compared with Brezhnev, although Khrushchev seemed tougher and provoked crisis after crisis, he usually just carried out blackmail. This may of course be limited by the huge gap between the Soviet Union's national power and the United States at that time. reason.
But Khrushchev seemed to be doing things in a high-profile manner, but in fact he was limited to blackmail. He did not fool the Americans during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Compared with Khrushchev, Brezhnev is the complete opposite. He always looks like he is talking and laughing, but this guy is really aggressive when he does things. Of course, this is also different from Nixon and Carter. There was indeed a big problem in the United States during this period.
By the 1970s, the Soviet Union's national power had taken off in an all-round way. In more than 20 industrial data such as steel, coal, oil and natural gas, it was on par with the United States, and even surpassed the United States in many indicators.
On the other hand, the United States is in a comprehensive recession. Under the ebb and flow of one and the other, on an industrial scale, this is the first time that the United States has lost to another country. Of course, what the United States would never have imagined is that there will be a second time after the first time, and there is a backup player behind it. Waiting.
However, historically speaking,
A key reason for the heyday of the Soviet Union at that time was that the United States continued to bleed during the Vietnam War. In the end, it could only reach the "Saigon Moment" in despair. As a sign, the United States turned to the defensive.
Then, the so-called "Renzong" came to power. Although many people said that guy was useless, to be fair, what he said... is the fact. The fact is that during the few years that guy was in power, he basically went from one failure to another.
The so-called "Renzong" later was an idealist.
It's simply a hat-trick on his head. It's not that he doesn't want to start a war, but he simply doesn't have the power to start another war and interfere with other countries.
There is no way, the "Saigon Moment" not only exposed the weakness of the United States, but also let the world see the reality that the United States is on the verge of collapse. The problems in the United States at that time were much greater than those during the Sleeping King period.
Therefore, the Soviet Union's "offensive" was just logical.
While you are sick, I will kill you!
This is the normal way of playing.
At best, providing help in times of trouble is between allies, but it will definitely bring disaster to the enemy.
How stupid this person would be if he didn't add insult to injury!
Following the majority view, Li Nian chose to go with the flow, evaluating Brezhnev as a moderate leader and making optimistic predictions about East-West relations.
Of course, this will definitely be slapped in the face in the future, but what does it matter?
It doesn't matter at all!
Because everyone is very optimistic now. It will be easier to talk and do things when everyone is not optimistic! And how optimistic we are now, how pessimistic we will be in the future.
Of course, the change of leadership in the Soviet Union was a problem that the whole world needed to face.
For Sea, there is still a very serious problem - dealing with the addition of a new member to the nuclear club. The main evaluation is still optimistic. The atomic bomb is only the first generation of nuclear weapons. It is large in size and small in yield, and its power is worse than that of the hydrogen bomb. It's very far away, and far away from the mainland. There is no transportation vehicle to throw it over.
Who could such a weapon threaten?
With ammunition and no guns, no one can threaten you!
Of course, this is just an optimistic estimate.
After all, the distance is there.
From a distance, it is impossible to completely ignore such a threat.
"It seems like the situation is not as easy as imagined."
Li Yian sighed and shook his head helplessly. After all, there are always many things that have to be faced.
“It seems that we can only strengthen the deployment of technology.”
What is technical deployment?
Of course, it is anti-missile technology.
Now, as in the past, only by possessing anti-missile technology can we ensure our own safety. In fact, as early as the Cuban Missile Crisis, Li Yian realized what the biggest weakness of Sea was?
It is a high concentration of population.
The population is highly concentrated in the urban area formed by eight large cities and surrounding satellite cities, which means that it is extremely dangerous under war conditions.
Maybe the three wars will never break out, but who can really predict what will happen in the future?
Therefore, in this case, anti-ballistic missile technology has become an inevitable option. After all, only by protecting yourself can you ensure your own safety in the uncertain future.
"It seems that a national missile defense plan is still needed."
While talking to himself, a word suddenly flashed in Li Yian's mind.
"NMD, National Missile Defense, plus sea, it will kill you..."
At this moment, Li Yian couldn't help laughing.
"Okay, that's it - snmd!"
In fact, compared to this national missile defense plan, Li Yian prefers the "Star Wars Plan" proposed by Reagan. Many people feel that Reagan's "Star Wars Plan" was just to deceive the Soviets into launching an arms race and wasting Soviet funds.
But in fact, Reagan was really promoting the "Star Wars Plan", and the United States did invest a lot of manpower, material and financial resources in this "Star Wars Plan".
The concept of the plan is extremely huge: using space as the main base, deploying weapons such as lasers, particle beams, and electromagnetic guns, combined with ground and air defense weapons, to form a multi-layered defense system in depth to target ballistic missiles launched by the Soviet Union. Intercept layer by layer and destroy all or most of the missiles before they reach the United States.
In Reagan's view, the "Star Wars Project" was the life-saving capital of the United States. He wanted to win the war, but he also did not want to die with the Soviet Union. The greatest deterrent of nuclear weapons was to die with the enemy.
The first point of war is to protect yourself, not to kill or die with the enemy. That's why Reagan came up with the "Star Wars Project." Just to ensure the security of the United States.
If it had not been for the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the "Star Wars Project", although costly, would still have continued to advance to ensure the absolute security of the United States.
Moreover, the protection target of the "Star Wars Project" is not only the United States, but also the United States' overseas bases and allies. In order to dispel the doubts of its allies and allow them to share risks and benefits, the United States invited the United Kingdom, West Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan and other small partners to participate in the scientific research of the "Star Wars Project" and assigned them tasks. Although the French government is not involved, French companies are involved in the research project.
Therefore, it is a mega project that costs tens of billions of dollars and involves more than a dozen countries.
How could it be deception?
And how much impact did the "Star Wars Project" have on the Soviet Union? The Soviet Union was unwilling to engage in arms control negotiations before proposing a plan.
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However, after the plan was put forward, the Soviet Union immediately took the initiative to express its willingness to engage in arms control negotiations and continued to make concessions during the negotiations.
Uncharacteristically, the Soviet Union put forward one disarmament proposal after another and continued to make concessions to the United States. The Soviet Union's purpose was very clear. As long as the United States gave up the "Star Wars Plan", everything else would be easy to negotiate. The United States' answer is also clear: it will never make any concessions on the "Star Wars Plan."
This plan even forced the Soviet Union to take the initiative to reduce its nuclear weapons by half, and to destroy all nuclear weapons by both sides within 10 years.
But even then, the United States did not give in.
"If it looks like this, the "Star Wars Project" is not just a simple defense plan, it is actually..."
Sitting upright suddenly, Li Yian suddenly understood. Why did Reagan propose this plan?
The focus of Project Star Wars has never been on defense, but on offense. ”
In an instant, Li Yian understood everything:
"Once the United States completes the deployment of the "Star Wars Plan", the United States will have a comprehensive and overwhelming advantage over the Soviet Union.
In this way, the United States will launch a comprehensive attack on the Soviet Union around the world! ”
This attack may be political or military. But it will definitely not be as timid as the previous Cold War.
Once the plan is successful, the United States will hold a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, and can advance, attack, retreat or defend. However, the Soviet Union only has a sword and is no match for the United States, so it can only give in. The pattern of competition between the United States and the Soviet Union for hegemony has since changed.
This is also the fundamental reason why the Soviet Union continues to make concessions in arms control negotiations and is willing to make principled concessions.
"In other words, the ultimate goal of Star Wars is to completely destroy the fragile peace brought about by nuclear weapons."
With his brows furrowed, Li Yian thought of what someone said - the biggest threat to nuclear weapons is on the launch pad.
It is also a deterrent!
If used as a deterrent weapon, nuclear weapons will become a pile of waste that can never be launched, or they will fall on the mainland as soon as one happens.
Then nuclear weapons have no meaning, and the same peace brought by nuclear weapons. It will also come to naught.
"Looking at it from this perspective, that is to say, the ultimate goal of the Star Wars project is to break the nuclear balance. Once the balance is broken, what is left is the advantage.
It seems to be a bit confusing. ”
With his eyes closed, Li Yian started his brainstorming...
The current level of electronic information technology in sea is roughly equivalent to the level in the 1970s. It is foreseeable that in the next few years, electronic computers, information technology, and integrated circuits will be further improved.
Under such circumstances, breakthroughs in the technical issues of ballistic missile defense will certainly be achieved in the near future.
Once a complete breakthrough is achieved, it means that Sea will have a trump card that other major countries in this era do not have, a trump card that can zero out the nuclear weapons of other countries!
And at the same time, because of the military's huge investment and technical needs, it will further promote the comprehensive development of various fields such as electronic information technology.
Just like a new moon landing project, it can promote the scientific and technological development of sea in all aspects.
Thinking of this, "snmd" is not so popular. After all, the so-called national missile defense plan is really not worth mentioning, and its role in promoting science and technology is also minimal.
"This... is simply perfect."
The corners of Li Yian's mouth raised, and then he said to himself:
"There seems to be no reason to reject the "Star Wars Project"!"
(End of chapter)