USSR 1991

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When US National Security Advisor Berger and White House Chief of Staff Bowles were summoned to President Mario's office, they only saw President Mario with a pale face and CIA Director Tenet.The moment Berger saw Tenet, his figure slowed down a little, as if he had predicted that something unfortunate would happen.However, he still walked in the direction of President Mario. Even if he knew it, so what. As the National Security Advisor of the United States, he was supposed to provide advice for the president to solve complex diplomatic issues.But after he listened to what Chief Tenet had to say, Advisor Berger fell silent.

"According to reliable information, the Soviets are equipped with a new type of missile, a very threatening missile." Director Tenet coughed and told them this serious fact in a serious tone, "and We can be sure that this new missile can completely ignore our anti-missile systems deployed in Eastern Europe."

Bowles couldn't sit still. He held the handle of the sofa, leaned forward slightly, and said seriously, "Is your information reliable? Director Tenet? Could it be a smoke bomb deliberately released by the Soviets? They're very good at that."

"The information is very reliable." Director Tenet nodded, "These are all the information that our reconnaissance planes and comrades in the CIA have dug up through various means. Moreover, the Soviet Union called this weapon the Iskander. "

"And according to intelligence analysis, we have reason to suspect that this missile has deep roots with the original missile named Oka. The design bureau and chief engineer of the missile are the same. Since 1980, Oka The missiles were successively equipped with the armies of the former Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact countries and were soon put into use on the battlefield in Afghanistan. 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, and was used by Afghan guerrillas. The U.S. government at the time was shocked by the enormous power of the Orca, and what frightened us and other NATO countries was that this type of missile used a compound guidance method and was equipped with an electronic countermeasure system. The defense capability made the Patriot air defense missile, which was in the development and testing stage in the United States at that time and was not equipped with troops until 1985, feel ashamed. Therefore, it can break through the interception and attack most important targets deployed by the US military in Western Europe. It sounds exactly like the current Iskander's mission, isn't it?"

"Iskander? The Arabic title of Emperor Alexander of Macedonia?" The consultant Berger, who is familiar with history, was taken aback for a moment, and he raised his own doubts, "No, if the missiles served by the Soviets themselves, it is impossible to use IS According to the service records of Soviet missiles, Kandel, an Arabic-speaking weapon, often uses some specific objects, and rarely names the missile after a certain historical figure. We have seen the Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, and seen Kuznetsov missile?"

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

"So? Do we need a scapegoat?" Bowers asked, "The missile negotiations between Bulgaria and Romania are still going on, and Turkey agreed to our plan to build an anti-missile system. But there has been no follow-up, These countries are often very active in verbal support, and when it is their turn to contribute money and efforts, they will not say a word."

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

"Enough, Bowers, Berger." Mario interrupted the conversation between them seriously, "Now the problem we face is how to minimize the loss, as long as the Soviet Union releases this news, Eastern European countries There will definitely be a crisis of distrust in our products."

"Poland, our anti-missile project also has a partner, Poland."

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

"Yes, Poland. First of all, the Iskander of the Soviet Union was not deployed in the Black Sea area, but was first deployed in Odessa, on the border between Ukraine and Poland, and in Belarus. It is enough to see that the Soviet Union wants to be vigilant. Who is the target. In this case, we can definitely stimulate the Soviet Union again and threaten to equip Poland with an additional anti-missile system. If this is the case, the Soviet Union's Iskander will definitely take action, and perhaps redeploy On the border. I really can't believe that the Soviet Union chose to remain silent when they had such weapons."

"Of course they will not choose to be silent, they will rise up and 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 system defense network?"

"Unless the Soviet Union has personally conducted the experiment, 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 secrecy, we may not have the opportunity to see the results of the experiment."

Tenet sneered, "At that time, we can 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 allies will accept this set of rhetoric. "

"What if the Soviet Union announced the results to the world?" Bowles asked, "This weapon can completely become a trump card for them to contain the West. There is no need for the Soviet Union to hide it."

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

Both Bowles and Berger were silent. In fact, they didn't know how many countries were willing to deploy their anti-missile systems after the Soviet Union announced this kind of anti-missile system.People like Bulgaria and Romania will definitely turn their backs on Yanayev at any time.

Mario also felt an unprecedented foreign policy crisis. He now needs to speed up his actions before the Soviet Union takes action to retain these vacillating allies in Eastern Europe.Even if it is a plan that uses military aid, it will not hesitate.

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

"It seems that this is the only way to do it 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 lot of interference clues to cleverly make the CIA aware of the existence of such a terrible weapon of the Soviet Union. At the same time, it cleverly avoided the defect that this weapon has not yet completed the final stage of experiments.Let them mistakenly think that the Soviet Union is about to enter service with this new generation of missile systems.

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

So when he handed over the full-score plan to Yanayev, Yanayev was very satisfied with his performance. He looked at the report and asked the last question, "How can we let the intelligence of Western countries An agency seeing a good show? The publicity alone isn't enough to convince them."

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

Yanayev took over the document from Marshal Ogarkov, and the content inside made him feel a little strange, "Isn't this just a missile experiment? Something needs my special approval, you can let Yazov Comrade agrees 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 defense Except for Minister Yazov who knows the truth, everyone, including the senior officials of the ministry, will think that this will be a real anti-missile system experiment."

Yanayev finally raised the corners of his mouth. He looked at Marshal Ogarkov very appreciatively, and said with a smile, "If you were 20 years younger, Marshal Ogarkov, I would definitely transfer you to the Soviet Propaganda Department Go, and it's still the strategic propaganda department."

"General Secretary Yanayev, I'm old. I can only do my best for the Red Republic. These important positions should be left to those who come later."

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

Chapter 6 and Eight We can still push Europe flat

Yanayev didn't have much feeling for Bulgaria, and he didn't have any feelings for this drastically changed Eastern European country just because he inherited the memory of the original owner. Bulgaria, which only became a member of Europe in 2004, can't wait to jump into the political circle of NATO in this era. After all, although Eastern Europe has undergone great changes, the strength of the Soviet Union is still there.All Bulgaria shiveres in shades of red when a polar bear stretches out its paw.

On the contrary, Yanayev is a little fortunate that Ajis will not debut as a singer until two years later. He did not participate in Bulgarian political activities until 2005 and became a member of the Bulgarian National Assembly.Otherwise, when Yanayev saw him, he couldn't help impulsively shooting the Bulgarian demon king in the head.

However, just before Yanayev was about to visit Bulgaria, the US Secretary of State took the lead in secretly meeting with the newly appointed Bulgarian President Peter Stoyanov. After learning the lesson, this time the US Secretary of State Madeleine showed a very amiable attitude , she promised Bulgarian President Stoyanov that the United States would aid Bulgarian tanks and armored vehicles.Help them replace their active-duty armed forces.

"The United States is willing to support the M1A1 main battle tank and help Bulgaria update the previous T55 main battle tank to form a strong army combat capability. And this part of the military assistance will also make Bulgaria the most powerful army in Eastern Europe."

However, the attitude of Bulgarian President Stoyanov is somewhat ambiguous. First of all, most of the Bulgarian Army serves Soviet-style equipment left over from the communist period, and the combat system is also the Soviet combat system.There is a big difference with NATO countries.

The second is the issue of logistical support. Once American equipment is in service, it means that Bulgaria's logistics will have an additional burden.For Bulgaria, this kind of burden is the choice of active equipment. Whether to maintain the previous Soviet system or to fall into the embrace of the American system due to political factors.

That's why Bulgaria has such a cautious attitude towards U.S. military aid. There are a series of political goals behind each kind of aid, and Bulgaria is now in a period of uncertainty about the deployment of the U.S. anti-missile system, so Stoyanov Wait and see what happens, postpone this part of the aid.Anyway, for Bulgaria, there is no loss.

What he was even more curious about was why the Soviet Union has been silent while the United States has been making frequent moves in Eastern Europe recently.As the president of a small country living in the cracks, Stoyanov has keen insight. He has a premonition that the Soviet Union will definitely make a big move next, otherwise the United States will not be so eager to win over itself.

He needs to wait, wait until the Soviet Union makes a move, and then look at the cards of both sides.

Stoyanov did not wait long. After Madeleine ended her visit to Bulgaria without success, Yanayev paid a state visit to Bulgaria.But this time Yanayev went to Sofia not to negotiate terms with Stoyanov, but to warn the other party.Pro-Soviet or pro-American, this is a matter of life and death for Bulgaria.

This is also the first time that Yanayev has shown off his new Air Force One, the Il-96 aircraft, to the whole world, replacing the Il-62 as a symbol of the travel of Soviet leaders.When Yanayev appeared on Bulgarian soil, he was personally received by the President of Bulgaria.This kind of ostentation is very rare. Even when the US Secretary of State visits Bulgaria, it is only the foreign minister who is responsible for the reception.

On the one hand, it may be due to the fear of the Soviet Union's powerful military power, and as a former communist country, although Bulgaria has changed its flag, it still cannot get rid of the delicate relationship with the Soviet Union.Although Stoyanov believes that joining NATO is the way out for Bulgaria's future.

Yanayev held the hand of the smiling man in front of him. As the president of Bulgaria, Yanayev had long been dissatisfied with his ambiguous attitude. He just used this anti-missile system incident to punish Bulgaria. Deter Romania, which is also ready to move.

Want to become a member of NATO, willing to be a pawn of the United States?You also have to step over the corpses of the Soviet Union's million armored troops first.

During the talks and exchanges at the presidential palace, Yanayev did not say any polite words about long live the friendship between the two countries to promote economic cooperation and exchanges, but asked a very direct question, "What is the progress of the recent negotiations between Bulgaria and the United States?" How far is it? Has it been agreed to deploy? Is it aimed at the Soviet Rocket Army missile unit in the Odessa region of Ukraine?"

Stoyanov's expression was a little embarrassed. He didn't expect Yanayev to be so direct and ask such a question as soon as he came up.He laughed twice, and asked the other party with some unpleasantness, "Is General Secretary Yanayev saying these words to interfere in Bulgaria's foreign policy?"

"Of course not. In fact, we have always shown extraordinary respect for Bulgaria. It is not just Bulgaria. We have shown a tolerance different from ordinary people for the former Eastern European socialist camp rebel countries." Yanayev smiled gracefully, "Otherwise, the Soviet Union would have launched a war in 1991, and the torrent of steel has been attacking westward. Not to mention Eastern Europe, even Central Europe would not be able to survive."

Yanayev's stern tone made Stoyanov gasp. He didn't expect Yanayev to be so direct. This was not done according to the routine of diplomatic occasions.The tomb of the last person who dared to speak like this is still in the Novodevichy Cemetery, and the tombstone is painted black on one side and white on the other.

"With all due respect, General Secretary Yanayev, is this a threat to Eastern European countries?" Stoyanov's tone gradually became harsher, "We are not afraid of war at all. In fact, Bulgaria has now found Asylum, anti-Soviet intercontinental missile protection."

"Oh?" Yanayev said with a smile, "Are you talking about the deployment of the anti-missile system that has not been negotiated with the United States? Forgot to tell you, do you know why the United States hastily used military aid to win you over? Then It is because the Soviet Union’s new generation of missiles is about to enter service, and the Americans found that their anti-missile systems have no defensive effect on our missiles. If you follow this line of thought and calculate forward, you will find that everything becomes reasonable They are worried that Bulgaria will return to the Iron Curtain camp, so they will come up with the method of preparing to strengthen your military strength. In fact, adding a few M1A1 tanks will not increase Bulgaria, will it? When will Bulgaria use it? With the M1A1 Armored Division, then you have a chance to become an army power in Eastern Europe."

Yanayev's blunt speech made Stoyanov a little confused. At first, he didn't believe what the other party said, thinking that he was deliberately scaremongering just to confuse the public.But when he finished listening to the next words, Stoyanov could no longer laugh.

"First of all, why has the United States been urging Bulgaria to complete the anti-missile system deal recently? Of course, Americans who know the inside story will not tell you that the Soviet Union is preparing to serve a weapon that can attack the anti-missile system."

Of course, Yanayev did not explain to the other party that Iskander's range is only 500 kilometers, but it is far enough to deal with countries that have deployed anti-missile systems, because the anti-missile system cannot directly attack the Iskander missiles when they fall. In response, it can be said that Iskander is the missile designed to destroy the anti-missile system they deployed.

Moreover, the Iskander missile can also maneuver to avoid the attack of intercepting missiles. According to the function of the enemy's anti-missile system, it can choose to launch ballistic missiles or cruise missiles, or simply launch these two tactical missiles with different flight trajectories at the same time. Let the United States take the lead The anti-missile system deployed by the Lord in Europe is hard to defend and cannot be parried.The Iskander missiles that may be deployed in Kaliningrad in the future can destroy all missile defense systems in Europe within a radius of 5 kilometers within 500 minutes.The most terrible thing is that the Iskander missile can also carry tactical nuclear warheads.

Stoyanov was forced to say nothing, "But..."

"Of course President Stoyanov can buy anti-missile systems from the United States. After all, this is your foreign affairs, and the Soviet Union is not qualified to intervene. I just want President Stoyanov to understand a truth. The Soviet Union has many trump cards. We have never worried that an anti-missile system can lock the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe, it is a joke."

Yanayev said confidently, "As long as we want, the Soviet armored forces can step over the corpses of countries in Eastern Europe and Central Europe, and plant the hammer and sickle red flag directly on Buckingham Palace across the English Channel!"

"Oh, by the way, our latest missiles in service can also carry nuclear warheads." Yanayev said calmly, "And the Soviet Union has always pursued the tactic of using nuclear weapons first."