Chapter 868 Global Nuclear Balance
After leaving the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, Chang Haonan quickly contacted Wu Yifan.
I learned that the latter is in China.
So, I asked the other party to meet out the next day.
The location is naturally in the private room on the second floor of the Torch Group canteen.
Compared to a few months ago, Lao Wu has become much healthier.
But the price is that the passive skill of seamlessly camouflaging the Buryat people is no longer available.
"Brother Nan, what a coincidence. I was planning to ask you out in the past two days."
After meeting, Wu Yifan said first.
“Is there something urgent?”
Chang Haonan, who had just picked up the chopsticks, stopped moving.
“It’s not an urgent matter, otherwise I would definitely not wait to meet you before telling you.”
Wu Yifan picked up the teapot and poured a glass of water for each of them. He replied:
“What I heard last month was that the denuclearization steps at Ermao were suddenly suspended.”
“Huh?”
Chang Haonan was so shocked that his pupils shrank slightly:
"Er Mao dares to do this?"
This is really important.
A huge problem caused by the disintegration of the Soviet Union is the huge number of nuclear weapons scattered in the territory of the former republics and the loss of unified custody.
It is not only troublesome for other countries, but also troublesome for the CIS countries themselves except Russia——
Since control of nuclear bombs is still in the hands of Moscow, these nuclear weapons in their hands are essentially bludgeons.
Can neither be fired nor detonated.
But you can’t really treat it like a mallet.
No one will be able to bear the risk if it is leaked due to improper storage, or if it is stolen and the warhead is dismantled and the entire dirty ejection is taken out.
So most countries got rid of these hot potatoes as quickly as possible soon after independence.
But one country has a special situation.
That’s Ermao.
There are too many nuclear bombs deployed on its land.
So much so that in 1992, it was the third largest nuclear arsenal after the United States and Russia.
Far more than the sum of the following three constants.
Moreover, Ermao itself is a country with certain scientific research capabilities, and no one can guarantee that it will not be able to unlock nuclear weapons.
So, in 1994, the five permanent members specially customized a Security Council Resolution 984:
If a nuclear-armed country gives up its nuclear weapons and returns to the status of a non-nuclear country, then the permanent members of the Security Council countries will jointly guarantee not to use nuclear weapons against that country.
Then, the "reassured" Kiev regime began to gradually destroy and transfer its nuclear arsenal under the joint supervision of the United States and Russia.
In the original timeline, this process probably lasted until the beginning of the 21st century, when the last silo deploying RT23 intercontinental missiles in Ermao was dismantled.
But I haven’t heard of any back-and-forth in the process...
“It’s not Er Mao, Er Mao is eager to get rid of these things quickly.”
After hearing Chang Haonan’s doubts, Wu Yifan shook his head He shook the chopsticks in his hand:
“Didn’t I tell you when we last met that there were some conflicts between the United States and Russia on the nuclear issue because of the Allied Forces Operation?”
Chang Haonan nodded, indicating that he knew.
This was also the basis for his layout using the D436 engine-
First, he sent Lao Wu to poach the key technical personnel of the Ivchenko Design Bureau and the Motor Sich Factory.
It is not necessary to dig into China.
As long as you are not in Ermao, you can go anywhere.
The main reason is that they are unable to supply engine parts as scheduled, resulting in a large amount of liquidated damages.
These two companies are on the verge of life and death, and they cannot afford liquidated damages.
According to the contract, in this case, Ermao Official, as the guarantor of this transaction, will bear the liability for compensation.
But Ermao had to borrow money from Damao even to buy natural gas, and obviously he couldn’t afford the loss.
Then the only option is to compensate in kind.
Chang Haonan actually had this idea a long time ago.
But it had always been just an idea before.
After all, as the largest strategic bomber with the longest range in the world, the Tu-160 is not just a simple weapon and equipment. Also part of the global nuclear balance.
Even though the Cold War era has passed, any nuclear-related issue is still highly sensitive.
It was not until the end of the Allied Forces operation that some conflicts arose between several countries that had a tacit understanding on the Ermao nuclear issue. In addition, China itself was one of the five good people who legally owned nuclear weapons. At least there are some theoretical possibilities.
But...
It is theoretically possible.
Even Chang Haonan himself has to admit it.
Not completely sure.
50/50 success or failure is a relatively optimistic judgment.
But listening to what Lao Wu meant, it seems that the situation has changed again?
After lowering his head and taking a sip of soup, Wu Yifan explained:
“In the beginning, this contradiction was just that the Americans put pressure on Ermao and demanded that all nuclear vehicles be destroyed. It will be handed over to the Russians in the name of paying off the debt. As for the debt, the Americans can help pay it off.”
“Actually, this change only involves about 6-8 Tu-160 bombers and about 20 railway bombs. Mobile intercontinental missiles and other vehicles are still being destroyed as usual."
"But later, the two sides seemed to be getting more and more noisy, causing the entire denuclearization work to be suspended, or at least greatly slowed down... ”
After listening to the whole process, Chang Haonan didn't know what to say for a while.
Although it has only been more than a year since he changed the outcome of the Allied operations, the impact has already reached far beyond the Balkans.
Since the 1990s, the U.S. military’s prestige as a “heavenly soldier” has been its core capability in implementing its own national strategy.
But there is another side to this attribute.
God cannot bleed.
The U.S. military chose to stop its losses and retreat with this in mind, fearing that if it continued to fight, it would repeat the mistakes of the "Talking Tree."
At any rate, a draw was maintained between the two sides.
But obviously, if a superpower and a small country are tied, there is already a big problem in itself.
Once the idea of "Heavenly soldiers are just that" arises, it will be difficult to completely eliminate it from other people's minds unless they perform another plowing and sweeping of holes...
Generally speaking, this should be a good thing information.
But once the nuclear-related issues unfold, either nothing will happen, or big trouble will happen...
In short, it will be numb.
“Let’s take it one step at a time...”
Chang Haonan sighed, and then solemnly asked:
“For information related to this matter, you Pay more attention, but don’t take any substantive action unless you receive domestic requests.”
Old Wu quickly nodded obediently:
"Of course I know this. I am not bold enough to touch on matters related to nuclear power..."
After finishing speaking, he paused for a moment, Then he probably wanted to change the topic to a lighter topic, so he asked again:
"Speaking of which, Brother Nan, I remember you told me before that you will wait until Ermao breaks the contract on the delivery of the D436 engine. After that, I need to buy some more stuff from them.”
“Now that they have basically lost the ability to execute the contract, what are you going to do?”
However, Lao Wu didn't know that the new topic he just changed was actually the same thing as before -
Chang Haonan had never mentioned "getting a few Tu-160s back" to anyone in detail. idea.
It was only through Ding Gaoheng that he made an insinuation against the superior unit many years ago.
The result... is naturally what I want.
Otherwise, we would not have sent a delegation to inspect the condition of those aircraft in 1995.
However, it's not the time to talk yet.
So, Chang Haonan took a deep breath:
“I haven’t thought about it yet. According to the contract, liquidated damages will only be incurred if the delivery is delayed for more than half a year. The longer the time, the greater the amount. , so...let’s wait until next year..."
Actually, he was waiting for an opportunity.
An opportunity to cooperate with Da Mao and take advantage of the Americans.
According to the original timeline, in more than a year, the US military will rush into the imperial cemetery without looking back.
And that process requires the two countries to open their airspace as a logistics transportation route.
But today’s historical process has changed beyond recognition, and Chang Haonan cannot 100% guarantee that these things will happen as they are.
We can only take one step at a time.
(End of this chapter)