Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

"boom!"

The first missile hit the ground hard. Even without a warhead of nearly one ton, the kinetic energy brought by the speed of Mach 10 was enough to be described as terrifying.

Stalin was suddenly awakened in the hospital bed. He was already very weak. He was so angry that the Germans cheated him of 200 tons of gold in vain, which made his condition even worse.

"what happened?!"

Malenkov, who was guarding the bedside, glanced above his head. "Is it a bombing by the Germans?" But it is obviously different from usual. This place is nearly a hundred meters deep from the ground. It is impossible for the bombing news to be transmitted here on weekdays. What bombs did the Germans drop today? "Let me go take a look." As soon as he stood up, a more violent explosion came again, and the lights on the ceiling became flickering.

Malenkov saw the flash of fear on Stalin's face out of the corner of his eye, hurriedly exited the ward and contacted the Moscow garrison commander. "What's going on? Is it a German bombing?!"

"Comrade Malenkov, the radar did not detect the German aircraft fleet. Witnesses said these were meteorites falling from the sky."

"Meteorite?!" Malenkov was a little confused. Can the Germans still control meteorites to attack? This is too ridiculous! It was impossible for him to report this rhetoric to Stalin. "This must be a new weapon of the Germans! Check it out for me immediately!!"

When one missile after another landed in the city of Moscow, in the Berlin Palace on the other side, Yannick was explaining the principles of the anti-missile system to Dr. Braun.

An ideal anti-missile system can completely intercept enemy missile attacks, and missiles are the best carriers of future nuclear weapons. Therefore, a complete anti-missile system can be called a "nuclear weapon terminator" and is of great strategic significance. More mature anti-missile systems in later generations include the American Patriot system, THAAD system, and sea-based standard system; the Russian A-235 anti-missile system, the S-500 air defense and anti-missile system; the Israeli Arrow air defense missile series, etc.

The most famous among them is undoubtedly the US "Patriot" anti-missile system, and its fame is due to the "Scud" missile.

As mentioned earlier, the Soviet Union and the United States, as the victors of World War II, divided up a large amount of Germany's black technology. In terms of ballistic missiles, the United States captured a large number of scientific researchers, while the Soviet Union obtained several truckloads of research drawings. Lianren developed the Soviet Union's first ballistic missile R1 based on v2, but this missile was very unreliable. After several improvements, the R-11 missile can also be called the SS-1 "Scud" missile.

The so-called new generation replaces the old. In the 1980s, the Soviet Union's third-generation surface-to-ground tactical SS-23 "Spider" tactical ballistic missile was put into service. It greatly exceeded the "Scud" missile in terms of range and accuracy. The Scud gradually withdrew from active service in the Soviet Army. . But these obsolete missiles were not destroyed, but a large amount of assistance was given to the Soviet allies. Countries such as Syria, Iran, and Iraq have introduced a large number of Scud missiles, and some countries have even introduced production lines to produce short-range missiles on their own.

It was precisely with the support of these Scud missiles that Saddam invaded Kuwait, and the Gulf War broke out. Throughout the entire ground battle, the Iraqi army retreated steadily and was defeated. The army failed to live up to expectations. In order to save face, Saddam ordered the launch of Scud missiles to attack the coalition camp.

The most advanced American Patriot anti-aircraft missiles at the time were deployed in these camps.

So there was the most famous scene in the Gulf War, the Scuds versus the Patriots.

According to post-war statistics, the Iraqi side launched a total of more than 90 Scud missiles, and only one successfully hit the US military camp, causing 28 casualties.

In this way, the Gulf War made the Patriot missile a media star. Even in the military field, "Patriot" has suddenly become synonymous with ground-to-air anti-missile systems. The price of Patriot missiles in the international arms market is rising.

Although Yannick also knew that there must be a lot of water in this record, research on the anti-missile system was necessary. Although the anti-missile systems of various countries were not 100% successful in intercepting him until he crossed, if in the future, with the emergence of new anti-missile systems, such as laser anti-missile, or other high-tech anti-missile means, then even if other countries Researching nuclear eggs will not threaten our own side.

When it comes to laser anti-missile missiles, we have to mention the Americans’ imaginative “Star Wars Project.”

The background of the "Star Wars Project" was in the late Cold War. Since the Soviet Union at that time had more powerful nuclear attack power and missile defense capabilities than the United States, the United States was afraid that the "nuclear balance" would be disrupted and needed to establish an effective anti-missile system. , to ensure the survivability and reliable deterrence capabilities of its strategic nuclear forces and maintain its nuclear superiority.

Ronald Reagan, the then President of the United States, gave a televised speech at the White House. He stated that the Soviet Union's strategic nuclear deterrence capability had surpassed that of the United States, and he depreciated that the United States' nuclear deterrence was really weak. If the Soviet Union launched a nuclear attack first, although the United States had the ability to counterattack, The final result must be a lose-lose situation for both sides.

After a somewhat self-aware statement, Reagan proposed a solution—the implementation of the Strategic Defense Initiative.

The United States should use its advantages in outer space technology to develop so-called "space super weapons" so that it can intercept Soviet missiles at all levels when they attack, and intercept and destroy ballistic missiles carrying nuclear warheads before they arrive.

In January 1985, the complete "Star Wars" blueprint was made public. Not only was the plan extremely advanced in combat concepts, but the weapon system was also epoch-making: it would not only use conventional warheads, but also laser beams, particle beams, electromagnetic railguns and interceptor missiles. and various high-tech weapons, which will be deployed in outer space, high altitude and on the ground to form a multi-layered defense system.

This coquettish operation almost scared the Soviets to the point of peeing. A few years ago, Khrushchev boasted in front of the visiting Nixon: "Our country can produce missiles as fast as sausages."

The "Star Wars" plan completely disrupted the Soviet Union's wishful thinking. If the "space super weapon" is built, you can imagine how arrogant US imperialism is with your eyes closed.

The panicked Soviet Union could not sit still, so it began to seek medical treatment urgently. It also urgently launched the Star Wars project and began to allocate huge sums of money to build more satellites, military satellites, nuclear warheads, and space stations. The proportion of military expenditures increased from 30% to 30%. Around 50%.

Half of the national wealth is spent on the military, which is basically the limit of militarism, which has caused the depression of all domestic industries and begun to deteriorate rapidly. Especially because the military has compressed people's lives, which has further caused domestic turmoil and people's dissatisfaction. As a result, the country cannot make ends meet, foreign debts have risen, and there is no chance of turning back.

It can be said that the Star Wars project brought the Soviet Union into a dead end and became the last straw for the Soviet Union.