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The Soviet Union broke the US nuclear monopoly, which was of course a huge achievement for the Soviet Union and its allies.

For the remaining half of European countries, it is not good news. After all, the United States is far away, and the Soviet Union is close at hand. The deterrent power of the two is completely different.

Even expatriate civil servants like Alan Wilson understand this, let alone the natives.

"No matter what, we don't have a nuclear bomb in our hands, and we are the one who suffers no matter what." Alan Wilson shook his head slightly.

"It's not appropriate for you to know about this!" Norman Brooke said ambiguous, "but this weapon test site is also a problem. It may be communicated with Australia."

"About this, Sir, I have reservations. Australia is already an independent country. I believe that the Australian government is definitely willing to help, but the people don't know how."

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The British mainland is small and densely populated, and there is no site for testing nuclear bombs. Historically, the United Kingdom chose Australia. In fact, Australia did cooperate with the United Kingdom in providing an atomic bomb test site.

"There's no need to worry about this, we have a colony, which place do you think is more suitable." Norman Brook said, "It's just a hypothetical question anyway, you can say what you want to say."

"Since it's a hypothetical question, I'll just say it straight, and I'm not responsible for the hypothetical question anyway. If I want to, I have two choices. In terms of strategic position and importance, the nuclear bomb project is naturally for Deterrence, in a sense, is for demonstrations like the Soviet Union, or the United States. So taking into account both deterrence and strategic position, I have two candidate testing grounds." Alan Wilson said while thinking, "Egypt, and Kalimantan. Island, both have their own advantages.”

"Go on!" Norman Brooke said expressionlessly, lighting a cigarette and waiting for Alan Wilson's explanation.

"If the test site is placed in Egypt, I suggest inviting the Egyptian military to observe it, which can give a certain deterrent effect. If it is considered from the environment, there is a lot of rotten land in Egypt, and there is yellow sand everywhere, so don't worry about damaging the environment. , and accidental injury, it is not that the land is vast and the people are sparse, there are no people at all, so there is no moral burden."

"The Suez Canal is the lifeblood of the British Empire, from any point of view, and the necessary deterrent to the Egyptians makes perfect sense."

"As for choosing Kalimantan, there are French colonies, Portuguese colonies and Dutch colonies nearby. We chose to conduct experiments on the border with Dutch Kalimantan, mainly to deter Indonesia. I know that Malaya also If there are rebels, like the nuclear bomb test, there will definitely be anti-British elements who want to see it. Let them see it.”

"In short, I think that under the current technical conditions, the possibility of a nuclear war is still too low, and the vehicles for transporting nuclear bombs are limited. I prefer to let people in the vast backward areas see the world."

Norman Brooke didn't speak, but that didn't mean he didn't take Alan Wilson's words into consideration. He asked again about the things he and McCarthy got together with every day, and continued, "Leave this thing aside, what do you think of the Far East."

"If you're referring to China, it's a foregone conclusion. But the country is too poor to worry about it for 20 years. It's easier said than done from scratch?"

Allen Wilson said without thinking, "It depends on the gentleman supported by the Americans, China's foundation is far worse than India's now, and it is not easy to change in a short time. And to be honest, the object of support that the United States chooses, The combat effectiveness is far inferior to the forces supported by the Soviet Union. This is also related to the fact that most parts of the world are in poverty. The more impoverished the place, the stronger the forces tending to the Soviet Union. There are no American allies here. I will say it bluntly. When elections start in Asia, the vast majority of countries will become allies of the Soviet Union, and it is impossible to intervene without military means."

There are similar examples. The United States is looking for pig teammates. What is Li Chengwan, Wu Tingyan, and Chang Gong are still stronger than these two people. Of course, it is true that they are not so strong.

The United States only mentions democracy at home, but it does not mention democracy in the current world. What people advocate is a free world. It's really democratic. The United States can't even keep the Philippines. Almost all countries are proletarians occupying the absolute majority. No matter what you choose, you will lose.

Before the 1970s, America's favorite government to cooperate with was the military government. As for democracy, we in the free world do not speak of that Soviet term.

"This is exactly the role of the Malayan British Army. If, I mean, if you become the Malayan Commissioner, will you be able to stabilize the local situation." Norman Brooke stared at Alan Wilson with a burning gaze.

For a moment, Alan Wilson almost had the illusion that he was only seen this way by Greta Garbo, just as aggressive.

"I try my best!" Alan Wilson came back to his senses and gave his answer.

"I think? Try your best? Maybe it's not enough!" Norman Brook said in a long voice, "It should be a must."

"This may have to pay a certain price, as long as there is domestic support!" Alan Wilson moved in his heart. After the last time he went to Newfoundland full of hope, he came back this time and did not have any plans to go to Malaya. How much hope is there, but does it look like this now? It seems like there is a play!

"What kind of support do you want?" Norman Brook took a sip of water and asked slowly.

"I want domestic industry transfer!" Alan Wilson explained when Norman Brook's gaze turned indifferent, "Sir, the current situation is very clear, with 50 million local citizens, no matter what Competing with the United States and the Soviet Union, this is to let the local citizens take out the output of the United States and the Soviet Union alone. We must rely on an external force to help maintain our current status, just like British India in the past. "

"And there is no place with such a large population anymore, so our support for this place must be more attentive than before, and we must give up something to share with Malaya."

"This will cause the loss of local employment!" Norman Brooke shook his head slightly, "Alan, do you know how excessive your demands are?"

"Not at all, Sir, think of the camera of the nineteenth century? Think of the camera of twenty years ago. Was there an aircraft industry in the nineteenth century? Now?"

In fact, as technology advances, the durability of industrial products has been declining. When Europeans were engaged in industry, only aristocrats and journalists could afford cameras, so a single camera could be passed down through generations, provided that there was still film available to buy.

When Americans were engaged in industry, people in developed countries could afford cameras, and a camera could last a lifetime. When the Japanese were engaged in industry, the camera broke after ten years of use. It doesn't matter, the new model is better and cheaper. When the Chinese were engaged in industry, what was a camera? Cell phones are replaced every year.

Alan Wilson firmly said, "Sir, how can we rely on the textile industry to support a full range of welfare? There are only those processes in a piece of clothing, will the profits be enough for the workers to share? If we put the textile industry in Malaya, The local people don’t want welfare, they want jobs. Even if we don’t move forward, retaining the textile industry will only cause local economic difficulties. Citizens will only want more and more welfare. We can’t put a piece of clothing. The price is raised to a few months’ wages and then sold, but if that price is not mentioned, how can we give benefits to the textile workers?”

In some labor-intensive low-end manufacturing industries, workers do not need to have too high cultural quality, and they may even be illiterate. They only need to be able to do some simple repetitive work.

"If we transfer out some low-profit industries, we can not only quickly stabilize the situation of the colony, reduce the cost of garrisoning troops, but also reduce costs with the advantage of low cost, so that local citizens can enjoy the same services for less money. , so that there is no need to increase welfare, and this can also greatly absorb the provincial government's expenditure, er... it is to spend the expenditure in more important places."

Alan Wilson's motivating words are wrong, and it is definitely not necessary to save government spending~www.wuxiaspot.com~government spending. It's just that these expenses have become more visible, such as raising the salary of a civil servant or something.

"You make a report first!" Norman Brooke pointed at the table with his finger, "First of all, the Malayan High Commissioner, Gerald Edward, did a good job. The term of office will not end until February next year. Not necessarily. Besides, we also have to judge the situation in the Far East and determine whether the new regime can be contacted. For the short-term work, you should pay attention to the negotiations in Paris first, and your work will be arranged at that time.”

"I'll give a report right away!" Alan Wilson stood up and assured, then exited the cabinet secretary's office.

This is not difficult, just follow the Japanese painting. After the Korean War began, with the support of the United States, Japanese companies borrowed from the United States to buy machinery and equipment and cotton, and then exported cotton textiles to the United States to repay their debts with foreign exchange.

Japan's exports have grown rapidly, and the share of US cotton textile imports in Japan was only 17% in 1951, but increased to more than 60% five years later. In 1955, in New York, cheap Japanese-made shirts appeared for a dollar.

Of course, the first trade war between the United States and Japan, which broke out in 1956, came immediately. But Alan Wilson doesn't care. The relationship between Britain and Malaya, at least in name, is much closer than that between the United States and Japan. At least Japan is still an independent country in name, and Malaya is a colony.