Soviet Union 1991

Second update

When US National Security Advisor Berger and White House Chief of Staff Bowles were summoned to President Mario's office, they only saw a pale President Mario and CIA Director Tenet. {[〈(((〔〔({＜The moment Berger saw Tenet, his figure slowed down a little, as if he had anticipated that something unfortunate would happen. However, he still moved in the direction of President Mario Walking over, it didn't matter if he knew there was, as the US National Security Advisor, he was supposed to provide advice to the president on solving complex diplomatic issues. However, after he listened to what Director Tenet had to say, Advisor Berger fell silent. .

"According to reliable intelligence, the Soviets are equipping a new type of missile, a very threatening missile." Director Tenet coughed and told them this serious fact in as serious a tone as possible, "And What we can be sure of is that this new missile can completely ignore the anti-missile systems we have deployed in Eastern Europe."

Powers couldn't sit still. He held the handle of the sand, leaned forward slightly, and said seriously, "Is your intelligence reliable? Director Tenet? Could it be a smoke bomb deliberately released by the Soviets?" They are very good at this.”

"The intelligence is very reliable." Director Tenet nodded. "This is information collected by our reconnaissance planes and comrades from the CIA through various channels. Moreover, the Soviet Union calls this weapon Iskander. "

"And based on intelligence analysis, we have reason to suspect that this missile has deep roots with the original missile called Oka. The design bureau and chief engineer of the missile are the same. Starting in 198o, Oka The missiles were continuously equipped with the 6 armies of the former Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact countries and were quickly put into use on the Afghan battlefield. At that time, in the anti-guerrilla operations in Afghanistan, Oka achieved horrific results, and sometimes even replaced fighter planes to implement targeted killing plans. Afghan guerrillas are called genocides. The huge power of the missile also shocked the US government at the time. What frightened us and other NATO countries even more is that this type of missile uses a composite guidance method and is equipped with an electronic countermeasures system. Its penetration capabilities made the United States still in the process of development and testing. The Patriot anti-aircraft missiles, which were not equipped to the troops until 1985, are inferior to others. Therefore, they can break through interception and hit most important targets deployed by the US military in Western Europe. It sounds exactly like the task that Iskander has now. Isn’t it?”

"Iskander? The Arabic name for Emperor Alexander of Macedonia?" Consultant Berger, who was familiar with history, was stunned for a moment. He raised his doubts, "No, if the missiles were used by the Soviets themselves, it would be impossible to use Iskander." According to the Soviet missile service records, weapons like Kandel tend to be Arabic-speaking. They often use some specific objects and rarely name missiles after a historical celebrity. We have seen the Kuznetsov aircraft carrier. Kuznetsov missile?”

"Iskander may have been named by the Soviet Union to confuse the public, but that is not the point. The point is that intelligence shows that the Soviet Union is likely to use this missile to break through the anti-missile system." President Mario said seriously, "We also We don’t know whether this is a new long-range missile or a short-range or medium-range missile specifically targeted at anti-missile systems. We need to know the power of this missile.”

"So? Do we need a scapegoat?" Powers asked, "The missile negotiations between Bulgaria and Romania are still going on, and Turkey has agreed to our plan to build an anti-missile system. But there has been no progress. These countries are often very vocal in their support, but remain silent when it is their turn to contribute money and efforts.”

Berger joked, "These politicians are not idiots. They just want to tell the people that you are protected by missiles from other countries, but they will never tell their taxpayers that these missiles are supported by your money."

"That's enough, Bowles, Berger." Mario interrupted the conversation between them seriously, "The problem we face now is how to minimize the losses. As long as the Soviet Union releases this news, Eastern European countries There will definitely be a crisis of distrust in our products.”

"Poland, we have another collaborator in the anti-missile project, Poland."

Tenet suddenly spoke, causing Powers and Berger to turn their attention to him at the same time. Mario squinted his eyes and asked with some unclear meaning, "Poland?"

"Yes, Poland. The Soviet Union's Iskander was not deployed in the Black Sea area, but was first deployed in Odessa, deployed on the border between Ukraine and Poland, and also deployed in Belarus, which is enough to show that the Soviet Union wanted to be vigilant Who is the target? Since it is possible to stimulate the Soviet Union again and threaten to equip Poland with an additional anti-missile system, then the Soviet Iskander will definitely take action and may be redeployed in the border area. . I just can’t believe that the Soviet Union chose to remain silent when they had such weapons.”

"Of course they will not choose silence, they will rise up to resist." Powers said meaningfully, "When Iskander shows his fangs, how should we explain to our NATO allies that this kind of thing can penetrate us What about the anti-missile defense network?”

"Unless the Soviet Union has personally conducted experiments, no one would dare to bet that this kind of thing can break through or destroy our anti-missile system. And according to the Soviet Union's high level of confidentiality, we may not have the opportunity to see the results of the experiment."

Tenet sneered, "We can then explain to our allies that this is just a cover-up by the Soviet Union. They are trying to intimidate the West with a weapon that does not exist. I think the allies will definitely accept this rhetoric. "

"What if the Soviet Union announced the results to the world?" Powers asked, "This weapon can completely become their trump card to contain the West. The Soviet Union does not need to hide it."

"Then I think the Ministry of Defense needs to continue to allocate funds." Director Tenet waved his hand, "This is no longer within the scope of my responsibilities. We have never considered how to win a turnaround when the Soviet Union has an absolute advantage. battle."

Both Powers and Berger were silent. In fact, they did not know how many countries would be willing to deploy their anti-missile systems after the Soviet Union announced this counter-measure system. Bulgaria and Romania will definitely turn their backs at any time and try to please Yanayev.

Mario also felt an unprecedented foreign policy crisis. He now needed to move quickly before the Soviet Union took action to retain these wavering allies in Eastern Europe. Even if it is a plan that uses military aid, he will not hesitate to do so.

"What if we declare to Eastern Europe that these missiles are prepared for them and provide military assistance to Eastern European countries?" President Mario proposed such a plan. Another purpose of military assistance is to continue to create gaps between Eastern European countries and the Soviet Union. , thereby ensuring that the other party will not fall to the other side.

"It seems that this is all we can do now, but who can guarantee that they will not fall to the Soviet Union?" Tenet sighed.

Just when the White House was feeling a lot of pressure, the Kremlin was still engaged in a war of misleading intelligence and public opinion. Marshal Ogarkov used a large number of interference clues to skillfully make the CIA aware of the existence of this terrible Soviet weapon. At the same time, it cleverly avoids the shortcomings of this weapon that has not yet completed the final stage of experiments. Let them mistakenly believe that the Soviet Union is about to put this new generation missile system into service.

In the face of true and false clues, no matter how clever the intelligence analyst is, he will be led by Marshal Ogarkov. This is the most terrifying thing about this old man. Completely familiar with the Western way.

So when he handed over this perfect plan to Yanayev, Yanayev was very satisfied with his performance. He looked at the report and raised the last question, "How can we let the intelligence of Western countries The organization sees an excellent performance? This kind of publicity is not enough to convince them.”

"Of course." Marshal Ogarkov raised his hand, "This is my last insurance, but it requires the personal signature of General Secretary Yanayev."

Yanayev took over Marshal Ogarkov's handpiece, and the contents inside made him feel a little strange, "Isn't this just a missile experiment? There are some things that require my special approval. You can ask Comrade Yazov With your approval.”

Marshal Ogarkov shook his head, "This is different, General Secretary Yanayev. This document is a performance prepared to deceive the West. If you want to deceive the other party, you must first deceive your own people, including the national defense Except for Minister Yazov, including the senior officials of the ministry, who knew the truth, everyone else would have thought that this would be a real anti-missile system experiment.”

Yanayev finally raised the corner of his mouth. He looked at Marshal Ogarkov with great admiration and said with a smile, "If you were twenty years younger, Marshal Ogarkov, I would definitely transfer you to the Soviet Union for propaganda. Go to the department, and it’s also the strategic publicity department.”

"General Manager Yanayev is old. He can only do his last contribution to the Red Republic. These important positions should be left to future generations."

Marshal Ogarkov made a rare joke with Yanayev, and then turned to the topic very seriously, "This experiment of anti-missile system will be carried out when you visit Bulgaria and Romania, and the whole world will Knowing that our Iskander can completely evade interception by NATO's anti-missile system, I think the faces of the top leaders of the two countries will be very exciting." (To be continued.) 8