The Military-industrial Scientific Research System of the Academic Master Chapter 868

Chapter 868 Global Nuclear Balance

After leaving the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, Chang Haonan quickly contacted Wu Yifan.

I learned that the latter is in the country.

So, I asked the other party to meet out the next day.

The location is naturally in the private room on the second floor of the Torch Group canteen.

Compared to a few months ago, Lao Wu has become a lot better.

But the price is that the passive skill of seamlessly camouflaging the Buryat people is no longer available.

“Brother Nan, what a coincidence. I was planning to ask you out in the next two days.”

After meeting, Wu Yifan said first.

"In a hurry?"

Chang Haonan, who had just picked up the chopsticks, stopped for a moment.

“It's not an urgent matter, otherwise I wouldn't have waited to meet you to talk about it.”

Wu Yifan picked up the teapot and poured a glass of water for each of them, while replying:

“What I heard last month was that the denuclearization steps in Ermao were suddenly suspended.”

"ah?"

Chang Haonan's pupils shrank slightly in shock:

“Er Mao dares to do this?”

This is really important.

A huge problem caused by the disintegration of the Soviet Union was the huge number of nuclear weapons scattered in the territories of the former republics and the loss of unified custody.

It is not only troublesome for other countries, but also for the CIS countries themselves except Russia -

Since control of nuclear bombs remains in Moscow's hands, the nuclear weapons they have are essentially bludgeons.

Can neither be fired nor detonated.

But it can't really be treated like a mallet.

No one can suffer if it is leaked due to improper storage, or if it is stolen and the warhead is dismantled and the entire dirty bomb is taken out.

So most countries got rid of these hot potatoes as quickly as possible soon after independence.

But one country has a special situation.

It is Ermao.

There are too many nuclear bombs deployed on its soil.

So that in 1992, it was the third largest nuclear arsenal after the United States and Russia.

Far more than the sum of the following three constants.

Furthermore, Ermao itself is a country with certain scientific research capabilities, and no one can guarantee that it will not be able to unlock nuclear weapons.

Therefore, in 1994, the five permanent members specially formulated a Security Council Resolution 984:

If a nuclear-armed country gives up its nuclear weapons and returns to its status as a non-nuclear country, the permanent members of the Security Council will jointly guarantee not to use nuclear weapons against that country.

Then, the "reassured" Kiev regime began to gradually destroy and transfer its nuclear arsenal under the joint supervision of the United States and Russia.

In the original timeline, this process probably lasted until the beginning of the 21st century, when the last silo deploying RT23 intercontinental missiles in Ermao was dismantled.

But I haven't heard of any duplication in the process...

“It's not Ermao. Ermao is eager to get rid of these things quickly.”

After hearing Chang Haonan's doubts, Wu Yifan shook the chopsticks in his hand:

“Didn't I tell you when we last met that there were some conflicts between the United States and Russia on the nuclear issue because of the Allied Forces Operation?”

Chang Haonan nodded, indicating that he knew.

This is also the basis for his layout using the D436 engine—

First send Lao Wu to poach key technical personnel from the Ivchenko Design Bureau and Motorsic Factory.

It is not necessary to dig into China.

As long as you are not in Ermao, you can go anywhere.

The main reason is that they are unable to supply engine parts as scheduled, resulting in a large amount of liquidated damages.

These two companies are on the verge of life and death, and they cannot afford liquidated damages.

According to the contract, in this case, Ermao Official, as the guarantor of this transaction, will bear the liability for compensation.

But even to buy natural gas for 20 cents, he had to borrow money from a big hair, and obviously he couldn't afford to lose it.

Then the only option is to take the path of compensation in kind.

Chang Haonan actually had this idea a long time ago.

It's just that it was just an idea before.

After all, the Tu-160, as the largest strategic bomber with the longest range in the world, is not just a simple weapon. It is also part of the global nuclear balance.

Even though the Cold War era has passed, any nuclear-related issue is still highly sensitive.

It was not until the end of the Allied Forces operation that some conflicts arose between several countries that had a tacit understanding on the Ermao nuclear issue. In addition, China itself is one of the five good people who legally possess nuclear weapons, which made this matter at least theoretically possible. possible.

but…

That is, it is theoretically possible.

Even Chang Haonan himself has to admit it.

Not completely sure.

50/50 success or failure is a relatively optimistic judgment.

But from what Lao Wu said, it seems that the situation has changed again?

After lowering his head and taking a sip of soup, Wu Yifan explained:

“In the beginning, this contradiction was just that the Americans put pressure on Ermao to destroy all nuclear vehicles, and they could not hand it over to the Russians in the name of debt repayment. As for the debt, the Americans can help pay it off.”

“Actually, this change only involves about 6-8 Tu-160 bombers and about 20 rail-mobile intercontinental missiles. Other vehicles are still being destroyed as usual.”

“But later, the two sides seemed to be increasingly noisy, causing the entire denuclearization work to be suspended, or at least greatly slowed down..."

After listening to the whole process, Chang Haonan didn't know what to say for a while.

Although it has been just over a year since he changed the outcome of the Allied operations, the impact has already been felt far beyond the Balkans.

Since the 1990s, the U.S. military's prestige as a “soldier from heaven” has been its core capability in implementing its national strategy.

But there is another side to the role of this attribute.

God cannot bleed.

The U.S. military chose to stop its losses and retreat with this in mind, fearing that it would repeat the mistakes of the "Talking Tree" if it continued to fight.

At any rate, a tie was maintained between the two sides.

But obviously, if you have a tie between a superpower and a small country, there will already be a big problem in itself.

Once the idea of "Heavenly soldiers are just that" arises, it will be difficult to completely eliminate it from other people's minds unless they perform another plowing and sweeping of caves...

Overall, this should be good news.

But once nuclear-related issues unfold, either nothing will happen, or something big will happen...

In short, the scalp is numb.

“Let's take it one step at a time…”

Chang Haonan sighed, and then solemnly asked:

“You should pay more attention to the information related to this matter, but do not take any substantive action unless you receive a domestic request.”

Old Wu quickly nodded obediently:

“Of course I know this, but I'm not bold enough to touch on anything related to nuclear weapons…”

After finishing speaking, he paused for a moment, and then he probably wanted to change the topic to a lighter topic, so he asked again:

“Speaking of which, Brother Nan, I remember you told me before that after Ermao breaks the contract on the delivery of the D436 engine, you will need to buy some more stuff from them.”

“Now that they have basically lost the ability to execute the contract, what are you going to do specifically?”

However, Lao Wu didn't know that the new topic he just changed was actually the same thing as before -

Chang Haonan has not fully mentioned the idea of "bringing back a few Tu-160s" to anyone.

It was just a side-note made by Ding Gaoheng to the superior unit many years ago.

The result... is naturally what I want.

Otherwise, we would not have sent a delegation to inspect the condition of those aircraft in 1995.

However, it is not the time to say it yet.

So, Chang Haonan took a deep breath:

“I haven't thought about it yet. According to the contract, liquidated damages will only be incurred if the delivery is delayed for more than half a year. The longer the time, the greater the amount, so... let's wait until next year...”

Actually, he was waiting for an opportunity.

An opportunity to cooperate with Mao and take advantage of the Americans.

According to the original timeline, in more than a year, the US military will rush into the imperial cemetery without looking back.

That process requires the two countries to open their airspace as a logistics transportation route.

But today's historical process has changed beyond recognition, and Chang Haonan cannot guarantee 100% that these things will happen as they are.

You can only take one step at a time.

(End of this chapter)

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