USSR 1991

Yanayev still didn't show his cards, "Mercury red nuclear bomb? Isn't that a Soviet weapon that your American army deliberately fabricated to defraud funds? What, now the United States has suffered from persecution paranoia, thinking that we, the Soviet Union, have it. This weapon?"

Brent, who was on the side, couldn't see it, and directly punctured the riddle between the two, "President Yanayev, I am Brent, the adviser to the President of the United States. We now have detailed evidence to show that you have That kind of weapon called the red mercury nuclear bomb. You can choose not to admit it or think I am alarmist, but we will never let this kind of weapon that destroys the world appear in your laboratory. It should not exist, whether it is the Soviet Union or U.S."

"If there is really any country that is obsessed with it and wants to turn it into a panic weapon to control the world, then we, the United States, will unite other countries to oppose the evil countries that have red mercury weapons."

Yanayev clapped his hands, expressing his appreciation for Brent's righteous speech.It seems that this group of Americans is completely following the direction of the script designed by Ogarkov. Even Yanayev mistakenly thought that the Soviet Union really had this kind of weapon when he saw the script provided by Ogarkov. It was too real, and even all kinds of small details were fully considered, which is why Bush and his team fell into a passive situation.

"Excuse me, I propose a temporary meeting and take a break first. What do you think, Mr. Bush?" Yanayev pretended to discuss with the team, making Bush more convinced that the Soviets had that weapon in their hands.

"Yes, President Yanayev." Of course Bush agreed, and at the same time secretly heaved a sigh of relief. The Soviet Union did not choose to pretend to be crazy all the time, but stopped internal discussions in the parliament midway, which proves that the Soviets did have a red mercury nuclear bomb, and their attitude may be Not as resolute as expected.

While Bush was thinking wildly, Yanayev, who temporarily left the meeting room, came to another room, where there was only one person sitting on a chair, staring at every move in the meeting room on the screen.

Seeing Yanayev's appearance, the young man quickly stood up, bowed slightly and said respectfully, "President Yanayev."

He is the unparalleled national soldier of Russia in the future, Surkov.The leader of the new generation, known as the most likely to take over the banner of the think tank group of the previous generation, is also the planner of the Soviet.Now as a high-level role in the Ministry of Culture, he is a little younger and less mature, but his unconstrained thinking just makes up for this, and at the same time, he lacks the shackles of an empiricist.

Yanayev said very little, and he asked Surkov directly, "Do you think we are negotiating a peace, or continue to perfunctory. If you continue to insist, you may gain more political benefits."

"That depends on whether your Excellency the President wants to keep the dying pulse of the Soviet Union or completely destroy it. If you refuse directly, then the United States will implement various small actions against us in the future, contain the actions of weak polar bears, and then use economic problems to fight against us." They can put all their eggs in one basket, but we don't have the real red mercury to save our lives. If we choose to agree, the fake trump card of red mercury can continue to be used to blackmail the Americans, so that they can't sleep at night. sleep soundly."

Surkov pointedly pointed out the mistake in Yanayev's thinking. Yanayev frowned. He didn't expect that there was another purpose in it.Bargaining conditionalities in non-proliferation treaties.

"You mean that we are willing to sign a treaty with them, but there must be our additional conditions, right? It's like pretending to be reluctant, but actually we have occupied enough shares."

Surkov nodded, and said seriously, "Yes, in this way, the mercury red nuclear bomb will also become a life-saving talisman in the near future to protect the Soviet Union from economic difficulties. In this way, whether it is a military strike or In the financial war, Americans dare not act lightly."

Chapter 55 In addition to red mercury, there is also the rod of God

Yanayev, who sat down again at the negotiating table, appeared much calmer than before, which made Bush feel a little uneasy.And when Yanayev looked at Bush, he was completely like a lion fighting a rabbit, aloof.The Soviet Union, which had set up the red mercury scam, had a full say on the issue of small nuclear weapons. Any harsh treaty proposed by the United States could choose to refuse, of course, only when they had not discovered that the red mercury nuclear bomb was just a hoax.

"Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Miniaturized Nuclear Weapons, whereby States parties possessing miniaturized nuclear weapons undertake not to transfer, directly or indirectly, miniaturized nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices, or control over such weapons or explosive devices, to any receiving State; and not to assist in any way , encourage or induce any non-nuclear-weapon State to manufacture or otherwise acquire nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices, or control over such weapons or explosive devices.”

"Moreover, the number of miniaturized nuclear weapons owned by the United States and the Soviet Union cannot exceed [-], and the miniaturized nuclear weapons will not be the first to be used abroad when a war breaks out."

If the first article is an official statement, then the second article is the real purpose of the United States. The United States deliberately blurred the concept of no more than [-] nuclear weapons, and did not explain the actual limitation of the power of nuclear weapons and the real number. In the future, after the United States develops weapons that are also comparable to the red mercury nuclear bomb, it can bypass these cumbersome regulations.And when the war broke out?Don't be kidding, there are really countries other than the Soviet Union that can allow the United States to use nuclear weapons.

What if it was a US-Soviet war?That is when the human race is destroyed.

Listening to the translator's cold and emotionless narration like these nuclear weapons, Yanayev couldn't help interrupting the other party's eloquent speech, and asked directly, "I think the number of fifty is too harsh, at least it must Maintain a maximum of three hundred, isn't it? After all, nuclear weapons are an important weapon for a country's defense, and we cannot accept this number."

Yanayev deliberately showed that the Soviet Union possessed a certain number of suitcase nuclear weapons in order to make the United States make a wrong judgment on the number and types of the Soviet nuclear arsenal.Easier to act as a fraudulent deterrent.

"You mean three hundred? Is this too much... a little?" Bush swallowed, three hundred, even if the number of the Soviet Union's red mercury nuclear bombs was reduced by half from the number reported by Yanayev , The remaining 150 nuclear weapons are enough to cause a devastating explosion in all the major cities in the fifty states of the United States.But Bush would not have thought that Yanayev actually did not have a single mercury nuclear bomb in his hands.

"President Bush, we disagree with you when you say that." Yanayev frowned deliberately, and his tone became a little cold, "If you have this kind of destructive weapon that can check and balance any country, you would want them to Restricted by a certain treaty, are you not even allowed to manufacture such weapons? I think you will definitely not agree, just as I would not agree to the number of fifty now."

"So, you should quickly find a solution that can check and balance miniaturized nuclear weapons." Yanayev decided to guide the United States on a wrong road. He pretended not to care and said, "Unless you can speed up the development of the 'Stand of God' Outer space strike weapons, otherwise, once the balance is broken, our torrent of steel will plant red flags all over Europe."

"How did you know about the Stick of God plan?" Bush was slightly dazed. Originally, Star Wars was a deceitful strategic propaganda plan. The so-called Stick of God was just a strike plan imagined by the Americans, and it was extremely difficult to implement it.The degree of unreliability is as absurd as the Soviets wanted to detonate a nuclear bomb on the surface of the moon.

"Of course I know that the plan designed by you Americans is nothing but a ridiculous scam. The Soviet Union also has the same plan for God's rod, but it is much more reliable than your tungsten rod. We deploy tactical nuclear warheads in low earth orbit , I can tell you clearly that it is to reverse the situation in the hegemony."

Yanayev almost confided a non-existent plan, plus the previous red mercury scam, it was enough to combine into a sharp knife that did not exist, hanging above the head of the bald eagle, while the red polar bear was holding a knife hanging from the sharp knife. As long as you let go of the line on the line, the bald eagle will surely die.

I don't know how Bush, who was sitting across from him, broke down when he heard the news. He always thought that the United States was already ahead of the Soviet Union in technology, and finally found that the other party's technology tree was always above his own.Before, I was complacent and thought that I finally had the opportunity to punish the Soviets and their allies.

Bush is of course skeptical. Red Mercury and the others have confirmed information, but it is hard to say whether there is such a super weapon based on Yanayev's words and the Soviet Union's economic difficulties over the years.His first reaction was whether Yanayev was using the panic caused by the mercury to threaten himself.

But Yanayev just wants Bush to think about this matter with suspicion. As long as the United States is entangled in whether the Soviet Union has these unconventional weapons, even if they don’t, they will try their best to increase funds to produce similar weapons. The arms race caused The result is that both sides are endlessly developing some seemingly powerful weapons that actually don't have much effect.For example, the 138 prototype with two turrets similar to the Apocalypse tank, and the M388 nuclear rocket with a range shorter than the explosion range.

Sometimes thinking too much about people is not a good thing after all.

In the end, Bush, who was a little confused, agreed to Yanayev's request, but the number of 210 pieces dropped sharply to [-] and [-] pieces after bargaining.And it is required that the equipment of the Smolensk factory must be dismantled before May next year, and the production of red mercury weapons can no longer be carried out.

Yanayev agreed to Bush's request, but he also had the same request, that is, when the number of miniaturized nuclear weapons in the United States reaches the upper limit, it must never produce such weapons like the Soviet Union.Concentrating on studying the power of small nuclear weapons, the Americans are naturally well aware of this so-called loophole in the treaty. As long as the weapons they produce can crush the number of each other in terms of power, it doesn't matter even if it is less.

The top priority is that the United States also needs to have its own suitcase nuclear bomb to deal with the threat of the Soviet Union.Bush can't wait to end the meeting and return to the White House to persuade Congress to pass the review of new military weapons research and development funds.

When the meeting was ready to end, the two parties signed their names on the document, and then each shook hands with ulterior motives to make peace, and let the reporter take pictures of this historic moment.Contrasting photos of a tired-looking Bush and a radiant Yanayev hit the headlines.People all over the world are paying attention to the signing of this treaty on the non-proliferation of miniaturized nuclear weapons.But there is also a small group of intelligence analysts who have analyzed some disturbing answers from Bush's tired demeanor.

The contest between the Western free world and the communist camp has broken the benchmark of balance.

Chapter 56 Wallace (1)

Since the August [-]th coup, Yanayev has never been as relaxed as he is now. He suppressed those nationalists and restless liberals who were about to move, disintegrated the subversive plots and economic blockades of hostile Western forces, and at the same time mastered the The supremacy of the military.The Soviets are once again an unbreakable alliance of allies, an evil empire feared by enemies, and a hegemonist feared by neighbors.And Yanayev became a brutal and evil dictator like Stalin in the mouth of intellectuals.

dictator?As long as this dying empire can be saved and the people can enjoy better treatment, it is enough. What is the use of democracy and freedom? Can it be food for the hungry or spiritual food?Yanayev never believed that bullshit.

Months of exhausting planning gave the Soviet a brief period of peace and stability. During this period of time, Yanayev intends to continue to deepen the reform of the political and economic system and use the short respite to restore his comprehensive strength.Taking advantage of a short vacation, Yanayev went to the presidential holiday villa on the Black Sea, where he enjoyed a short leisurely time facing the sea.

Yanayev lay on the bench, enjoying the warm moments on the sunny beach, instead of thinking about how to protect himself and kill the other party at the intriguing political table. He was deeply moved. He took a glass of wine, took a sip, and took a sip. He said to himself, "It's rare that I can enjoy a moment of peace like this world, instead of putting my hand on the button vigilantly at all times."

While dealing with international affairs, Yanayev also did not relax the domestic situation. He took every opportunity to unite to create a bright and stalwart leader image to the people, so that the Soviet people believed that he could lead the Soviet Union out of the predicament characters.

It’s not that Yanayev is willing to become a dictator, but that countries with complex regions and cultures already need strong leaders. Weakness is equivalent to self-destruction of the Great Wall.Even if he will become a brutal dictator criticized by intellectuals, he is unwilling to become a historical sinner for the disintegration of Soviet Russia.

So in a moment of leisure, he summoned Surkov, who had just served as Minister of Propaganda, in his private presidential residence, and revealed to him a plan of his own.

"Invite CBS news host Mike Wallace to interview you, General Secretary?" Hearing Yanayev's plan, Surkov was a little confused, and he added, "Why is Mike Wallace came to conduct an interview, isn’t he a Western reporter? If we want to conduct an interview, our Moscow TV station also has very good hosts, and there is no need to go to a Western reporter.”

"No, no, Comrade Surkov, journalist Wallace is a very dedicated and excellent journalist. He has interviewed many famous politicians, such as the chief architect of the socialist reform and opening up in the South, and the American Seven presidents have been interviewed by him with poignant and profound questions."

Yanayev had other thoughts in mind. Wallace is a journalist who likes to sing against American policies. Presumably his image in American political cartoons is wearing a golden crown, wearing a red robe, and holding a scepter. image of the Tsar.This is also one of the ways for the domestic political opposition to propagate and attack the ruling Communist Party of the Soviet Union to the public.If Yanayev can break this situation and make his opponents praise him, it will undoubtedly be a big blow to those "spiritual Americans" who admire the West.

Surkov sat next to Yanayev, and he asked softly, "That's what I said, but if any situation beyond our control happened during the interview, it would be a bit troublesome. For example, he mentioned some difficult things. To answer the question, what should the general secretary do?"

"Just say that he asked about the martial law in the military during the August [-]th coup, Gorbachev was killed and Yeltsin was assassinated. How should I answer so that it looks appropriate?" Yanayev replied directly and decisively. over him.

This is also the most difficult part for Surkov. He frowned and said softly, "Yes, no matter how the general secretary answers this question, it will seem a bit inappropriate."

Yanayev took a sip of his wine. He watched the white waves beating against the rugged rocks on the coastline. The roar of the waves relaxed Yanayev's nerves and made his thoughts slowly clear.He put down his glass, turned his head and said to Surkov, "You are now the Propaganda Minister of the Soviet Propaganda Department, a quick-witted guy. Gather them all together, list all the questions that Wallace may ask, and then design a Some decent answers. That way we can find ways to deal with whatever tough questions the other side might have."

Now that Yanayev has given orders, Surkov can only accept this thankless task, and the directors of the Propaganda Department find some quick-witted guys to deal with it.Although the topic is sensitive, Yanayev still gave these people enough power to speak, and they can think of some wild answers for their own review, hoping that they can come up with a good enough plan.

A few days later, Surkov gathered the elites of the press and the Propaganda Department in one office to gather answers to questions that Western journalists might ask.

"The first question is, what does President Yanayev think of the West's view that the Soviet Union lacks a sense of democracy, and what will he do when the people oppose his policies." Read out the written question word by word, and at the same time think about the answer quickly in your head.Before the change, no one dared to ask the general secretary of the Soviet Union these "rebellious" questions, and only those Western journalists who stayed out of the matter could ask such sharp questions.

"We can make a fuss about improving people's livelihood. Even though the Soviet Union has not given the masses enough voice like American democracy, our commitment to improving people's livelihood is also a bright spot." Markov, the director of the office, replied prudently , because the immediate boss Surkov was by his side, Markov glanced at him and found that there was no other unpleasant reaction from the other party, and then continued, "The Soviets should see our determination to make the Soviet better, It will be more persuasive to the public when it is reported in this way.”

"Second question, what do you think of the August [-] coup, and the fact that Yeltsin and Gorbachev were not given state funerals? Could it be that Soviet leaders can't get out of the strange circle of relying on coups to come to power? After all, Khrushchev Husband, Brezhnev almost always entered the stage of history with disgraceful political means, can't he rely on the vote of the people like the president of the United States to become the most beloved leader?"

No one dares to speak now, this issue is too sensitive, it's like revealing the dirty secrets of the heart to the world, no one will accept it.

"How should we answer..." Markov swallowed his saliva and said helplessly.

Chapter 57 Wallace (2)